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- noun
authorization givenin advance
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Examples
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Every request for a preauthorization is routinely denied to see if it will be requested again. i had this confirmed by someone who works for the company. when I asked "so do you just let people die while they wait for approvals?" the answer was not an emphatic NO, but "I cannot say what may or can happen in the future."
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But, even as our legislators capitulate to the insurance lobby, many providers are buried under mountains of paperwork, ever-changing drug formularies, preauthorization requests and claims appeals for thousands of different insurance plans.
Michele Swenson: Dems & Repubs on Health Care: 'Love a Lobbyist' 2009
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At the moment, she was on hold with his insurance company, waiting for preauthorization for a psych admit.
The Promised World Lisa Tucker 2009
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The imperativeness of the investigation is inversely analogous to the IQ of the indemnity congress preauthorization clerk.
Translating Gibberish 1 Dinosaur 2009
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At the moment, she was on hold with his insurance company, waiting for preauthorization for a psych admit.
The Promised World Lisa Tucker 2009
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• Eliminates provider cost of extra office help to handle different paperwork of multiple private insurers - billing, preauthorization and credentialing requirements, and changing drug formularies.
Michele Swenson: Blue Dogs Should Demand CBO Report of Single Payer Savings 2009
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But we physicians ration care daily based on the patient's type of insurance, on our office's ability to obtain preauthorization from insurers, on patient's demands, and on the patient's willingness to pay for uncovered costs.
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Instead of fighting a reauthorization battle, Team Obama is pushing preauthorization reform.
Tom Vander Ark: Stealth Education Reform Beats the Health Debacle 2009
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As for rationing, I cannot see any doctor beyond my primary care doctor without a lengthy preauthorization process.
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At the moment, she was on hold with his insurance company, waiting for preauthorization for a psych admit.
The Promised World Lisa Tucker 2009
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