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https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/GettyImages-1169329578-resized.jpg38402560Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But they can baffle patients waiting for approval. And doctors say that insurers have yet to follow through on commitments to improve the process.