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 pre-authorization process for certain medical supplies has worked to bring down costs in sample studies and will help prevent questionable billing practices. That's the word from the Centers for ...

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has fined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware $325,000 due to deficiencies in the health insurer’s nuclear cardiac imaging testing pre-authorization ...

SEVEN NEWS. IN OUR HEALTHBEAT. TODAY, DOZENS OF HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE COMMITTING TO MAKING IT EASIER FOR PATIENTS TO GET APPROPRIATE CARE. A NEW REPORT SAYS SEVERAL INSURERS WILL SIMPLIFY 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 ...