|Articles|April 1, 2003

Time and the Bottom Line

Ponder this oh-so-common catch-22. Have you ever requested authorization from an insurance company to do a procedure on a patient and received a comment that they won't approve the procedure, but they will consider payment after the procedure has been performed? Or have your patients been denied approval when they have a medically necessary or medically related condition that should be legitimately approved?

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