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: ...

SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) - The mayor of Somerset wants to restore pre-authorization in Kentucky. Pre-authorization is a process by which health providers determine whether a service or prescription is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicare’s landscape is about to undergo one of its most significant shifts in decades. Starting January 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will impose pre-authorization ...

ELK RIDGE, Utah County – Last summer, Neal Meredith had blood clots in his legs. "'We need to get you in now,'" Meredith said doctors told him. "'It's urgent enough. It's an emergency.'" But even ...

Canton-area residents report care delays because of prior authorizations and denials. The Ohio State Medical Association has recognized physicians' growing discontent with third-party administrative ...

Traditional Medicare, also known as original Medicare, has historically required little in the way of pre-authorization for beneficiaries seeking services; pre-authorization was typically the domain ...