Fumiko Ladd Chino: This is cruel and unusual

Fumiko Ladd Chino shared a post by KFF Health News on X/Twitter, adding:

”’This is cruel and unusual.'[I said what I said].

Critics say prior authorization has become a tool that insurers use to restrict or delay expensive care. It’s an especially alarming issue for people diagnosed with cancer, for whom prompt treatment can mean the difference between life and death.”

Quoting KFF Health News’s post:

”Prior authorization poses major headaches for doctors and patients, but perhaps none more than those who have cancer. Fumiko Ladd Chino at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center characterized it as “cruel and unusual.” Story by Lauren Sausser.”

Source: Fumiko Ladd Chino/X and KFF Health News/X

Fumiko Ladd Chino is a cancer researcher and Assistant Attending in Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (USA), who specializes in gynecological and breast cancers. She was also a caregiver for her husband Andrew Mark Ladd, PhD who died from cancer in 2007.

She is a recipient of numerous awards, including ASCO Excellence in Equity Award (2022), Duke Radiation Oncology Award for Outstanding Clinical Research (2019), Duke University Hospital “Good Catch” Award (2018), Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Merit Award (2018), Duke University School of Medicine Dean’s Recognition Award (2014) and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center Volunteer of the Year Award (2009).