Despite taking the same medication for 23 years, Emily Schaller shares the prior authorization battle she and other cystic fibrosis patients fight each January.  The Detroit native also explains how the lifestyle she’s adopted has improved her health, and how her insurer's cost-cutting tactics needlessly delay medications, derailing her efforts.

Despite taking the same medication for 23 years, Emily Schaller shares the prior authorization battle she and other cystic fibrosis patients fight each January. The Detroit native also explains how the lifestyle she’s adopted has improved her health, and how her insurer's cost-cutting tactics needlessly delay medications, derailing her efforts.

New Year, Same Battle

Can patients get what the doctor orders?  In AfPA’s Patient Access Podcast, you’ll hear physicians, researchers, patients and advocates hash out the issues that impact access to approved medicines and appropriate health care.

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Can patients get what the doctor orders? In AfPA’s Patient Access Podcast, you’ll hear physicians, researchers, patients and advocates hash out the issues that impact access to approved medicines and appropriate health care.

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