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 ...

Chicago - Policies that require physicians to ask permission from a patient's insurance company before performing a treatment negatively impact patient care, according to a new survey released today ...

Requiring physicians to ask for preauthorization from health insurance companies harms patient care, and creates an expensive and confusing claims process, according to a national survey released by ...

Jerome Fukuhara knew something was wrong with his heart when it got harder and harder to breathe while walking around the block. In February the 52-year-old Salt Lake resident went to his doctor, who ...

Traditional Medicare has been an oasis of freedom for clinicians and patients alike from the plague of “pre-authorizations” required by private insurance plans and especially by so-called Medicare ...

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid ...

Your ASC’s surgery scheduler has just scheduled a procedure for next week. Prior to performing this procedure, there are numerous steps required to ensure that your ASC is properly compensated for ...

Delaware's Pre-Authorization Reform Act aims to streamline the pre-authorization process for medical procedures and medications. The current process is criticized for being time-consuming, complex, ...