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Insurance companies may require pre-approval for medical services before they will cover it. This is what s known as prior authorization. A Senate committee moved a bill forward that would limit the use of prior authorization.
What to Watch on Friday: New true crime cases from Dateline and 20/20 Brooke Cain, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Apr. 16 20/20 (9 p.m., ABC) 20/20 interviews the ex-wife and children of Mark Winger, who nearly got away with murdering his first wife Donnah in Springfield, Illinois, in 1995. Mark told police that he shot an intruder who killed his wife, and police determined the killing was in self defense. Then he married the nanny and his story began to unravel. Mark s ex-wife and children talk about the man they thought was the perfect husband and father, until they learned his dark secret. The show also interviews Donnah s sisters, and has a rare jailhouse interview with Mark. There s also analysis of the crime from bestselling crime writer Harlan Coben.