> The most common denial reason is for doctors ordering brand name drugs that cost 10x more than a generic, but have no data to show they are any better. Or dru

> The most common denial reason is for doctors ordering brand name drugs that cost 10x more than a generic, but have no data to show they are any better. Or drugs that aren’t shown to have any effect, but doctors just want to appease the patient or experiment. My diabetic friend has documented bad reactions to the expensive name brand insulin and a couple of others, but not a specific cheap (relatively speaking) one. His insurance mandates that he use the name brand exclusively and will categorically deny any other form of insulin. Now, maybe this doctor is just prescribing insulin to a fucking diabetic to appease the patient, but for some reason I doubt that's the case.