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Advocate who waited years for endometriosis diagnosis urges removal of PCP referral requirement for specialty gynecological care
Summary
Taylor Sprague told the committee her decade-long experience with endometriosis and difficulty obtaining a specialist appointment motivated legislation (H.1168/S.818) to allow direct access to in‑network specialty gynecological care without a primary-care referral.
A former adolescent patient who waited years for an endometriosis diagnosis urged the Joint Committee on Financial Services to remove primary-care referral requirements for specialty gynecological care so patients can reach in‑network specialists directly.
Taylor Sprague, who said she was diagnosed with endometriosis at 14 and later became a legislative aide, described being dismissed in a…
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