https://www.kff.org/topic/patient-consumer-protections/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:36:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 https://www.kff.org/topic/patient-consumer-protections/ 32 32 243654493 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-people-view-prior-authorization-as-greatest-burden-in-navigating-the-health-system/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-people-view-prior-authorization-as-greatest-burden-in-navigating-the-health-system/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:24:23 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702529 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/poll-people-view-prior-authorization-as-greatest-burden-in-navigating-the-health-system/feed/ 0 702529 ALERT CHART four-in-ten-insured-adults-with-a-chronic-condition-say-prior-authorization-is-their-single-biggest-health-care-burden-nbsp-beyond-costs- https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-prior-authorizations-rank-as-publics-biggest-burden-when-getting-health-care/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-prior-authorizations-rank-as-publics-biggest-burden-when-getting-health-care/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:49:35 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702481 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-prior-authorizations-rank-as-publics-biggest-burden-when-getting-health-care/feed/ 0 702481 Prior Authorization Poll - 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