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More states are requiring insurers to cover non-opioid pain meds
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (94+ words) More states are requiring insurers to cover non-opioid pain meds'InsuranceNewsNet More states are requiring their Medicaid programs and health insurance companies to cover non-opioid pain medications as an alternative to opioids, which can be cheaper for insurers but also more…...
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation With the SPRINT® System in Chronic Posterior Sacroiliac Joint Complex Pain: Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions – Lower Back Pain
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1123+ words) 2025 OCT 01-- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Staff editors report on the newly launched clinical trial, NCT07166952, which has the following summary description:" Chronic lower back pain is a significant cause of disability, affecting 21-68% of people 60 years…...
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine Target Lower Back Pain (Management of low back pain among Medicaid beneficiaries: modalities, patterns, and perspectives across states): Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions – Lower Back Pain
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (223+ words) Funders for this research include National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, NIH HEAL Initiative, HEAL Data2Action Program. According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Barriers, including Medicaid coverage limitations, provider access challenges, and economic factors, likely impact…...
420 with CNW — Will Health Insurance Ever Cover Medical Marijuana in the US?
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (115+ words) Health insurance coverage'for medical marijuana remains largely out of reach across the U.S., but a new initiative could soon offer some financial relief to patients who rely on marijuana-based treatments.' Cannabis companies from far and near, such as'Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ:…...
Insurance caps on physical therapy disrupt treatment before patients can walk again
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (787+ words) Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn" t healing properly. But recoveries are routinely stymied by a widespread…...
Their physical therapy coverage ran out before they could walk again
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1751+ words) Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn't healing properly. Insurers frequently limit such sessions to as…...