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For a while, yes, but it was actually the hospital who was the real culprit.I had my top surgery consultation with Doctor Gallagher on September 1st. I was told I’d likely have my prior authorization approved by October.October comes and goes. Long story short, insurance only received my therapist’s letter from Doctor Gallagher’s office and none of my health records, prior authorization forms, billing codes, none of it. Insurance, in a fit of brilliance, decided to contact my therapist, thinking she was my surgeon.There was a lot of back and forth between insurance and Gallagher’s office, with me stuck acting as the middle man trying to get everyone to do their goddamn jobs. Gallagher’s office went silent in late November and refused to answer any of my phone calls or emails. I tried getting in contact with the surgeon directly and was ignored as well.In early March, I bit the bullet and sent my information to Doctor Medalie, along with a release form so they could contact Gallagher and ask for my health records from her. Within the hour, I heard back from Gallagher’s office for the first time since November, and the first thing they did was scold me for contacting Gallagher, saying they did not “deem [it] appropriate” but they would be willing to take me back as a patient. Oh, and by the way, we lied about October. You probably wouldn’t have been approved for another year anyway. But we’d totes love to have you back!Their email was soundly ignored and Doctor Medalie had me scheduled for surgery in May after about a week and a half of emailing.I’m having to pay out of pocket now, to the tune of $7000. But I’m getting the surgery done, at long last.

Like Eleanor Murray , I take a fairly dim view of most health insurance companies within the US. The prior authorization is just an added barrier that insurance companies believe will keep costs down.Physicians are already burdened with more paperwork and red tape than they would like, and having to fill out a prior authorization form to get a medication approved just adds to the burden. Knowing this, insurance companies put these in place to reduce the likelihood of having to dispense more expensive medications - they know that a good fraction of doctors will throw up their hands and go for the cheaper option that the insurance company is willing to dispense rather than add to their already significant paperwork burden.

According to 32 CFR 855.14,(b)Emergency landings. Any aircraft operator who experiences an inflight emergency may land at any Air Force airfield without prior authorization (approved DD Form 2401 and 24 hours prior notice). An inflight emergency is defined as a situation that makes continued flight hazardous.You will not be charged a landing fee if you have a real emergency, but you’ll pay for things like:(A) Spreading foam on the runway.(B) Damage to runway, lighting, and navigation aids.(C) Rescue, crash, and fire control services.(D) Movement and storage of aircraft.(E) Performance of minor maintenance.(F) Fuel or oil (AFM 67-1, vol 1, part three, chapter 1, Air Force Stock Fund and DPSC Assigned Item Procedures 4).“Inadvertent unauthorized landings” are a different situation. If you think you are landing at Spokane International but you accidentally set the thing down at the airport four miles to the west, expect a big bill from the Air Force for landing fees and the fifty gallons of JP-8 they put in your plane to get you to the right airport safely.