An angel sent me this today.
Dear Charit� Investigators:
It's always a pleasure to let everyone know when good things happen. Today, Aetna, one of the nation's largest health insurers, has determined that the Charit� Artificial Disc is medically necessary for spinal arthroplasty in skeletally mature persons with degenerative disc disease at one level from L4 to S1 who have failed as least six months of conservative care. This should make preauthorizations for patients with Aetna policies much easier to obtain.
You can view Aetna's policy at
http://aetna.com/cpb/data/CPBA0591.html