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• Approval from a health plan that may be required before you get a service or fill a prescription in order for the service or prescription to be covered by your plan.

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  Cite Definition for Prior Authorization

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Prior Authorization. (n.d.). HealthCare.gov Glossary. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prior-authorization.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Prior Authorization. HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prior-authorization (accessed: February 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Prior Authorization." HealthCare.gov Glossary. U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 9 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/prior-authorization.

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