Deny and delay: The practices fueling anger at U.S. health insurers National data is hard to come by, but doctors say treatment increasingly is being delayed by demands for pre-authorization — or denied outright.

“… a quarter of physicians reported that these requirements led to an adverse event for a patient and more than nine in 10 physicians said the practice causes treatment delays.”

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