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: ...

ELK GROVE - When an Elk Grove teen got stuck without his money after using his debit card at the gas pump, it was time to call Kurtis. Sharon, his mother, reached out to Call Kurtis, upset about what ...

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 ...

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 ...

More than two dozen people spoke against a rule proposed by the state health department that would require those seeking abortions covered by Medicaid to get pre-authorization to show the procedure is ...

The state of Montana is proposing to require those seeking abortions covered by Medicaid to get pre-authorization to show the procedure is “medically necessary.” ...