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Speaker 1: The time it takes for pre authorization needed to get

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Speaker 1: treated for things like chronic disease can be long, and

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Speaker 1: patients like Melissa diagnosed with a neurological disease bear the brunt.

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Speaker 2: An illness like mine. Three months is like three years.

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Speaker 2: Why do I have to wait those three months and

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Speaker 2: suffer that damage? My condition continued to deteriorate and I

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Speaker 2: suffered severe effects to my body and functioning, some of

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Speaker 2: which has been permanent.

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Speaker 1: That's the message from Governor Heally announcing that the Division

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Speaker 1: of Insurance is cutting down on prior authorization paperwork insurers

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Speaker 1: demand from those with chronic illnesses like diabetes.

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Speaker 3: Regardless of what's happening in Washington, we are moving ahead

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Speaker 3: in Massachusetts. I have established a healthcare Affordability Working Group.

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Speaker 1: On Beacon Hill. Jay will Let WBZ, Boston's news radio