These health care hurdles can stand in the way of getting treatment your doctor says you need. Here's what to know about how to deal with them.
For many physician practices -- especially those working with health maintenance organizations (HMOs) -- obtaining pre-authorization to perform certain treatments or procedures is a necessary evil: ...
A hospital that offers free insurance pre-authorization services to doctors and patients who need imaging tests "could potentially" be doing so in violation of federal anti-kickback statutes, says an ...
We are writing in response to your request for an advisory opinion regarding a proposal by a radiology group to offer free insurance pre-authorization services to physicians and patients (the ...
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey announced Monday it is waiving pre-authorization and pre-certification for inpatient admissions at in-network acute care hospitals. The change took effect ...
The May 16 poll included applicable responses from 1,041 medical groups. Most respondents (86 percent) said payer pre-authorization requirements increased in the past year, while only 3 percent said ...
New law will reduce pre-authorization delays in some cases, lawmakers pressing for more A new state law that will take effect Jan. 1, will reduce insurance pre-authorization delays by requiring ...