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Jan2016

Insurance companies restrict psychiatric medications for this patient Part 2

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In my previous blog, I wrote, in general, about the increasing obstacles set up by insurance companies to restrict psychiatric medications to patients. Today, I'll tell you a specific example of how a medication dosing thoughtful established for a patient was denied despite both clinical and research evidence to support ... Read More
January 24, 2016David W. Goodman, MD

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Jan2016

Insurance companies restrict psychiatric medications for patients Part 1

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With each passing year, insurance companies are instituting contractual clauses in benefit packages that restrict psychiatric medications for patients. Specifically, this comes in the form of prior authorization for stimulant medications, despite FDA approval of these medications for ADHD. Combine the prior authorization process with changes in drug formularies (a tiered ... Read More
January 23, 2016David W. Goodman, MD