NANS Supports Protections for Thousands of Medical Providers in Change Healthcare Cyberattacks5/29/2024 In February, Change Healthcare, the nation’s largest processor of medical claims, experienced one of the largest cyberattacks in the healthcare industry. This resulted in the loss of patient and claims data. This breach continues to have significant financial and operating impacts on medical providers across the country.
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On May 17, in a follow-up meeting with the Washington State Health Technology Clinical Committee (HTCC), members voted to cover spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for patients with nonsurgical low back pain, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and failed back surgery syndrome. For more than 12 years, patients suffering from these conditions were denied access to SCS.
In March, we alerted you Humana’s exclusion of PNS for the treatment of chronic pain in their Medicare Advantage policy. NANS issued a statement on behalf of 12 medical societies through the Multisociety Pain Workgroup.
We recently learned that Humana has revised its Medicare Advantage policy (#HUM-114-001) regarding coverage of PNS for chronic pain. |
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