pre-authorization

However, Private insurance companies demand a much, much, much higher amount of paperwork with their constant ridiculous denials of coverage and "pre-authorization" forms.

Senate committee starts revising health care reform proposal 2009

With fewer barriers to care, like pre-authorization for imaging examinations, patients will be able to go to quality providers earlier in their care.

Helene Pavlov: Expert Imaging Leads to Expert Diagnosis Helene Pavlov 2010

It would be politically self-destructive for anyone to vote for a bill which provides congressional pre-authorization for more bailouts, including bailouts of the creditors of an insolvent Wall Street firm.

The Volokh Conspiracy » 2010 » April 2010

Let's say you have a plan that requires you to get pre-authorization, the only reason the insurance company wants yuor services to be preaithorized is so that if you're treated on a day that is not covered under your pre-authorization, that means the insurance company doesn't have to pay the provider. dave g, minneapolis

Top Dems blame insurance industry as health care roadblock 2009

“If providers were sure that the public health insurance plan in Public Plan Choice would make timely adequate payments absent the paperwork gimmicks (such as pre-authorization) used by insurers today, and without undue coercion to participate, then Public Plan Choice could be seen as a major benefit to health care providers,” Harbage writes in the report.

Wonk Room » Peter Harbage: We Must Design A Public Plan That Brings Providers On Board 2009

The main differences come from the need to get pre-authorization of most procedures from the insurance company and the flurry of statements and bills that comes from any contact with the system.

The NHS is ripe for revolution | Ian Birrell 2011

As a vascular surgeon who has about 55% of his patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid, I would rather deal with the government than with almost any of the private carriers, especially when it comes to pre-authorization issues and retroactive denials, which are the most poisonous attributes of the private carriers.

Medicare Gives Good Results, Is Relatively Easy to Use 2011

It would be politically self-destructive for anyone to vote for a bill which provides congressional pre-authorization for more bailouts, including bailouts of the creditors of an insolvent Wall Street firm.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Bloggers can’t agree on anything about fiscal commission, or political impact of Wall Street bill 2010

As CAPAF Senior Fellow Peter Harbage recently pointed out, “if providers were sure that the public health insurance plan would make timely adequate payments absent the paperwork gimmicks (such as pre-authorization) used by insurers today,” they would likely participate in the program.

Wonk Room » Why The AMA Should Support A Public Health Insurance Option 2009

Traumatic events include, but are not limited to, rescission termination of health insurance after developing a costly illness, denial of health insurance due to a pre-existing condition such as being female and fertile or delay of needed treatment or medication due to requirements for pre-authorization.

Dr. Quentin Young: Stressed Out by Private Health Insurance? A Clinical Diagnosis Dr. Quentin Young 2010