CMS'(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) lumbar artificial disc replacement decision prolongs pain for US industry
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) denial last week of national coverage for Synthes' lumbar artificial disc replacement, ProDisc-L, will likely have more impact on prospective private usage than for the ostensible CMS target patient group - the over 60s.