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Meaning of prior authorization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A requirement by a health insurance companies that patients obtain approval before receiving certain medical services, procedures, or medications.

US

Examples

““I once had to do a prior auth for United for a glass bottle,” a medical resident wrote. “The compounded intranasal midazolam was covered, but the glass bottle it came in was not.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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