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authorization

[aw-ther-uh-zay-shuhn] / ˌɔ θər əˈzeɪ ʃən /


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Intesa has received authorization from the European Central Bank for the takeover, but is still awaiting approval from the Italian markets regulator as well as the country’s antitrust body, which is expected early next week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Also, researchers should study patient outcomes, the physicians’ burden to meet the prior authorization threshold and Medicare spending over the longer term, the study said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Prior authorization means that a patient must get approval before an insurer will pay for a medical service or drug.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Judicial review would be limited to “whether the approval or authorization complies with objective existing laws.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

After authorization by President Arthur and the cabinet, Attorney General MacVeagh added two prominent trial attorneys to the prosecution team to assist Corkhill, who was a less-experienced criminal lawyer.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

“Prior authorizations seems to be an effective tool to reduce the use of those healthcare services,” Hannah Neprash, lead author of the study and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The bipartisan Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act would move Medicare Advantage prior authorizations to an electronic system and require quicker response times and greater transparency from insurers.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some took the announcement that work authorizations remained in place — made late Wednesday by U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Once a clinic provides the information about FDA approval, insurance plans often approve prior authorizations even before they have officially updated their policies, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

On August 29, Nixon, on the ABC radio network, said that he favored such "long-range foreign aid planning, financed through multi-year authorizations and annual appropriations."

From The Invisible Government by Dan Smoot


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