Opinion: I’m a heart transplant recipient. I’m haunted by ‘ghost approval’ for medication I need to survive
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“On paper, I have insurance coverage. In real life, I don’t have access. That’s what I call ‘ghost approval,’” writes patient advocate Payton Herres.
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