尽管要求进行健康改革,但患者因保险前批准障碍而面临拒绝治疗。 Patient faces treatment denial due to insurance prior authorization hurdles, despite health reform calls.

尽管努力改进保险政策,但像Sheldon Ekirch这样的病人由于事先批准要求,仍面临拒绝给予基本治疗。 Despite efforts to improve insurance policies, sick patients like Sheldon Ekirch still face denials for essential treatments due to prior authorization requirements. Ekirch, 被诊断患有小纤维神经病, 与她止痛治疗的保险拒付抗争, 突出显示病人和医生持续感到沮丧。 Ekirch, diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy, struggles with insurance denials for her pain treatment, highlighting the ongoing frustration for patients and doctors. 尽管两党呼吁改革,但旨在降低保健费用的事先核准程序仍然是那些需要昂贵护理的人的障碍。 The prior authorization process, designed to cut healthcare costs, remains a barrier for those needing expensive care, despite bipartisan calls for reform.