Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment with a whole plan to tackle some health issue you’re facing, only to get a call later saying someone at your insurance company, who may or may not be a doctor, needs more information before they’ll approve coverage for this thing your doctor is certain you need? That is the dreaded prior authorization, and it’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage. Learn more about prior authorizations with this AcademyHealth article: https://academyhealth.org/publications/2026-08/prior-authorization-reform-evidence-behind-debate-reforms-now-moving-and-what-no-one-measuring This limited series is produced in partnership with AcademyHealth, and aims to address the complicated pain points in the American healthcare system. Special thanks to Lauren Adams, Tess Bernhard, and the AcademyHealth comms team for working with us to develop and produce this series Be sure to check out our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkfBg8ML-gInFaYyYhKLBp2u7h5IojTw4 Other Healthcare Triage Links: 1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr 2. Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3. We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com 4. Aaron's book "The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully" is available wherever books are sold, such as Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hGvhKw Credits: Aaron Carroll -- Writer Tiffany Doherty -- Writer and Script Editor John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Mark Olsen – Art Director, Producer