Retrospective Review of Insurance Coverage for Patch Testing

Insurance coverage and prior authorization (PA) requirements imposed by insurance companies have resulted in widespread barriers to care for both dermatology and allergy patients.1–3 In a recent survey conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), greater than two-thirds of 177 respondents from US-based AAD committee/task force members under the Council on Government Affairs, Health Policy, and Practice and Association of Dermatology Administrators/Managers members reported that PA requirements negatively affect at least 1 patient daily.

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