Letter: No child should be denied timely access to treatment

Dear editor,
As a pediatric rheumatologist, I care for children navigating chronic, painful, and unpredictable autoimmune conditions. Many of my patients enter care after months of looking for a diagnosis — missing out on school and childhood activities.So when they do receive care, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should not stand between patients and their physician-prescribed therapies. And for children living with rheumatic diseases, timely access to specialty medications to control in