Blue Shield of California Denies Lumbar Artificial Disc Coverage
BY JOHN MCCORMICK, OCTOBER 31, 2005
Ten days ago California's Blue Cross and Blue Shield met and, based on the available evidence, decided they would not cover artificial disc replacements at this time.
Some interesting technical discussions are posted here: Blue Cross Blue Shield April 2005 artificial disc evaluation criteria (.pdf) and the California Technology Assessment Forum's paper on the artificial disc published in February 2005.
