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😡Another example of an insurance company causing ridiculous delays in care: I just received a 22 page, 108 question preauth to fill out for a patient's adalimumab (Humira). This is NO exaggeration. She has severe RA, has been on adalimumab (Humira) for MANY YEARS. We have proven over and over again in the past that she requires the drug. My notes are very clearly written showing how she is doing amazing on the drug and is tolerating it and how she failed previous drugs. My staff have been going back and forth with @CareFirst @ExpressScripts regarding getting her medicine. She and her husband have sent me many messages... fearful she will run out of her drug. There is only ONE reason they are doing this. They are NOT there for the patient, and this proves it. They are there to make money for their shareholders. And this helps a lot! Why do our Congress people bow down to the wealthy insurance lobbyists and refuse to pass practical legislation that prevents these roadblocks in front of patient care. Get rid of Step Therapy! Get rid of the prauth process. Let the doctors be the ones who "doctor" and not the bureaucrats sitting behind their desks at insurance offices. #healthcare #HealthInsurance

I was in Georgetown yesterday, shopping. I could not believe all the military policing the streets. NO ONE feels unsafe in Georgetown on a Saturday afternoon. The rest of the nation needs to know how this administration is wasting money. While 40% of NIH research dollars are taken away, and 1 Billion dollars (yes with a "B") is taken away from the Washington DC budget (hence, less money for police officers). DC has a lower crime rate than many Republican-led cities (Memphis, Wichita, Spokane, Kansas City, Mobile, Tulsa). As US veteran, I salute my fellow military. However, I was in the Guard during college, and I would have been pissed off if I were taken from my studies for something like this that is not truly putting the military to good use. These wonderful men and women are being taken away from essential jobs, their families, their studies... just for @realDonaldTrump to put up a show and get back at Washington DC. Waste of money and ill-thought-out. What is the long-term plan?