BUPA seeks pre-authorisation for hysterectomies

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1999BUPA has written to all consultants requesting that they seek pre-authorisation before carrying out hysterectomies on BUPA insured patients. It is the first time BUPA has asked doctors to seek pre-authorisation for a surgical procedure, and the move has sparked some disquiet in organisations representing doctors’ interests.BUPA has drawn up…

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