A new bill would let more doctors prescribe addiction treatments without waiting for insurers’ permission
Fewer doctors would have to wait for permission to prescribe addiction treatment drugs under a new, bipartisan bill.
WASHINGTON — Fewer doctors would have to wait for permission to prescribe addiction treatment drugs under new, bipartisan legislation being unveiled this week by two lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Under a new bill authored by Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.), the practice of “prior authorization,” in which insurers require doctors to seek approval before they can proceed with a prescription or
