SEN. OSSOFF WORKING TO BAN INSURANCE COMPANIES FROM DENYING NEEDED HEALTH CARE

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working to ban insurance companies from denying needed health care.

As part of his ongoing push to ensure Georgia families get the health care they need, Sen. Ossoff is urging the Senate (https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/26.04.21_Sen.-Ossoff-Prior-Authorization.pdf) to take up legislation that will help end the abusive denial or delay of medically necessary health care.

A recent Johns Hopkins study (https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(25)00553-4/fulltext) found that the practice of prior authorization, where patients must seek approval from their insurance company before receiving care, was "associated with...