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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...