I have confirmation that non-payment of add-on means that Medicare will not pay for the device itself but will pay for surgery, hospital, etc.
The article that Amy references has an e-mail address for the public to express concerns. Since, as the article indicates, Medicare's decisions ultimately determine private insurances' decisions, it is really important for those who have had ADR to speak up.
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2001 MVA; C5-C6 disk extruded
ongoing physical therapy, exercise and massage
ESI's, oral prednisone, trigger point injections
foraminal and central stenosis C5/C6 and c6/C7
2007 EMG/nerve conduction shows pattern of chronic radiculopathy
January, 2008: Prestige ST Artificial Disk Replacement, C5/6
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