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STATEMENT: Health Can’t Wait Coalition on House passage of SB 247
The following is a public statement from Pino Colone, President of the Michigan State Medical Society, in response to the Michigan House’s vote on March 23, 2022 to pass Senate Bill 247—legislation that reforms insurance company prior authorization practices—on to Governor Whitmer for her consideration.
“Michigan patients are now one small step away from receiving the timely care and treatment they deserve thanks to the House’s passage of SB 247—legislation that puts an end to dangerous and devastating delays in health care delivery by reforming the prior authorization processes used by insurance companies. We applaud the House for recognizing the need for reform and the tremendous amount of good this bill will do for Michigan’s patients. With SB 247 now headed back to the Senate for additional consideration, we are excited to do everything that we can to see that this critical legislation is signed into law.”
Health Can’t Wait is a coalition of patients, health care providers, and patient-support groups working together to put Michigan patients first by ending dangerous delays in patients’ access to health care caused by insurance company bureaucracy, including prior authorization red tape and step therapy requirements.