With Medicare Coverage Policy Pending, Blue Cross Finds Fault With ProDisc
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A recent negative assessment of lumbar artificial disc replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield could spell trouble for Synthes as it seeks full Medicare coverage for ProDisc
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