News & Press: Advocacy

SIS Suggests Revisions to BCBS Coverage Policy on Facet Joint Injections

Friday, June 2, 2017  
The Spine Intervention Society (SIS) recently reviewed and commented on a BlueCross Blue Shield coverage policy addressing facet joint injections.  The policy affects patients in five states— Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The letters suggest multiple changes to coverage criteria to ensure that appropriately-selected patients have access to these valuable procedures.