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GMJ News > GMJ Briefs > Announcement: Patient Left in Hospital After Insurer Delays Lifesaving Immune-Boosting Drug

Announcement: Patient Left in Hospital After Insurer Delays Lifesaving Immune-Boosting Drug

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Last updated: 25/08/2026 01:30
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A Medicare beneficiary requiring an immune-boosting medication was hospitalized after her insurer delayed prior-authorization approval, exposing the gap between the insurance industry's public reform pledges and real-world implementation of medication access controls. — Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels (Pexels License)
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A Medicare beneficiary was hospitalized after her insurer delayed approval of a clinically necessary immune-boosting medication. Her case exposes a critical gap between the insurance industry's public pledges to reform prior authorization and real-world delays that harm patients. Read how administrative gatekeeping can escalate preventable complications.

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Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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