UnitedHealthcare and Aetna have reversed their spinal procedure policies to cover Xtreme Lateral Interbody Fusion, or XLIF, according to news releases from NuVasive, a medical device company focused on developing products for minimally invasive spine surgery.
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Although a 21.2 percent physician fee cut is going into effect today, CMS has instructed Medicare contractors to hold claims for the first 10 business days to allow Congress time to pass a fee fix, according to a release by…
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A bill that would permit physicians only to administer pain management injections into a patient's neck or spinal area passed the Oklahoma House by a vote of 55-33, split mostly on urban and rural lines, according to a report in…
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Forty-four Democratic senators are urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to introduce a bill that would extend enhanced Medicaid funding to the states after the end of the year, according to a report by AHA News Now.
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A practice assistant in the ENT Department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is pleading guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from the hospital, according to a release from the FBI.