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Vanderbilt pulmonologist urges action as clinicians face TennCare prior-authorization barriers for pediatric biologics
Tennessee Department of Health · March 7, 2024
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Dr. Christian Rosa Salazar of Vanderbilt described difficulties getting prior-authorizations approved through TennCare for newly approved asthma biologics and called for engagement with TennCare and state leaders to ease access for children with severe asthma.
Dr. Christian Rosa Salazar, a pediatric pulmonologist and co-director of the severe asthma clinic at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, told the webinar that treating children with severe or refractory asthma has grown more difficult because newly approved biologic therapies face…
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