States want to make it harder for health insurers to deny care, but firms might evade enforcement

Amina Tollin receives infusions through a port in her chest to reduce the debilitating symptoms of her chronic nerve condition. Three months ago, Medicaid stopped paying for the therapy as a result of an increasingly common process among private and public insurers known as prior authorization. States are taking action to curb it, but enforcement will be a challenge. (Courtesy…