Pain Management In 2021
2021 is already stacking up to be a complicated and frustrating year for patients with chronic pain and the doctors who attend them. Long story short, more and more insurance companies have hired outside consultants to oversee the costs of your pain management. If your health insurer has hired one of these consulting companies, your personal pain management plan is under that company’s review. Their staff looks at what your doctor (me) has planned for you at your next appointment, and recommends approval or denial. Your insurer has the final say, but I think it is safe to assume that if the consultant recommends refusal of treatment authorization, your insurer will go along with that decision.
