Every year, millions of people’s medical care runs into the roadblock known as prior authorization, which requires an insurer to sign off before chemotherapy, surgery or countless other services can proceed. Who does this often onerous process help, who does it hurt and how could it work better for everyone?Guests:<a href="https://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/23087/thomas-roberts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Roberts</a>, Oncologist, Mass General Cancer Center<a href="https://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/faculty-all/aaron-schwart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aaron Schwartz</a>, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Department of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaKathleen, CaregiverLearn more on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2025/09/25/a-closer-look-at-a-widely-despised-health-insurance-policy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&id=89c5edcb93&utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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