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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...