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Spine
5 key notes on how insurance status impacts acute spinal fracture treatment
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines how insurance status can impact treatment for acute spinal fractures.…
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Zyga Technology Announces Medicare Contractor WPS to Issue Positive Coverage of Minimally Invasive SI Joint Fusion
MINNETONKA, Minn., Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Zyga Technology, Inc., a medical device company focused on the design, development, and commercialization of…
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Financial
When Patients Have to Pay the Difference, They Choose Less Expensive ASCs for Care
By Jim Burger The more financial responsibility patients share with their insurers, and the more they understand the disparity in…
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Financial
How the presidential race is making the GOP’s health care ideas even worse
By Scott Lemieux Every major national Republican is sure that they want to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They are…
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Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016
By Robert Pear WASHINGTON — Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent or…
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U.S. Insurance Study Charts Huge Price Gaps for Hip, Knee Surgery
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hip and knee replacements, two of the fastest-growing U.S. medical procedures, are subject to…
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Financial
Hospitals Cash In on the Newly Insured
By CHRISTOPHER WEAVER A rush of newly insured patients using health services has boosted hospital operators’ fortunes but has racked up…
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INSERTING and REPLACING CIGNA Revises Its Coverage Policy to Cover SBi’s STAR™ Ankle Replacement System Based on Review of Latest Clinical Data and Patient Experience
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insert in sixth graph, first sentence of release: Keith L. Wapner, MD, President of the American Orthopaedic Foot…
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Spine
NuVasive Announces Insurance Coverage Policy Change Regarding XLIF(R) Procedure
NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and procedures for the spine,…
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Humana to cover TranS1 AxiaLIF
FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date…
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Coverage Denied!
In the same week that Blue Cross / Blue Shield has issued a press release that they are extending Blue…
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