Two Important Papers from NASS & SAS

[Harrison]

Everyone,

Please see the attached, both of which are important and helpful papers from the AAOS and the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (SAS).

Cervical Disc Arthroplasty
A Technology Overview
Adopted By The American Academy Of Orthopaedic
Surgeons Board Of Directors

SAS: International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery
Position Statement: Cervical Total Disc Arthroplasty

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[jss]

There is a LOT of great information in these documents. For five months I've been battling my insurance carrier through denials for reimbursement. If I get another denial, I can see a lot of this information working its way into the next round of appeals.

[wgnmn]

My Dr. told me that since this HealthCare bill passed,or should I dare say," RAMMED THROUGH ", it is even much more difficult for Ins. to approve anything remotely concidered " experimental" or not widely used. They basically don't want to pay for anything unless they are pushed. He said everything is going to be in limbo until '14. He told me that it looks right now the the way the bill is, a lot of Dr.'s are going to have their income cut in half and have to lay off half their staff. He said they are kind of freaking out and quite a few of the specialists including himself, are really ticked off. Some are considering leaving their practices. Can you say? " Hey , wait your turn"!!