Washington, June 8 -- Congresswoman Julie Johnson issued the following press release:

Today, Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32) and Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced the introduction of their bipartisan Prior Authorization Reform for Autoimmune & Blood Disorders Act (https://juliejohnson.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/juliejohnson.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/prior-authorization-bill.pdf). The legislation will limit the number of prior authorizations required by private health insurance plans to once per year for patients with autoimmune diseases or blood disorders.

"No American living with an autoimmune disease should have to go through the repeated and burdensome process of prior authorization just to prove they still have...