Health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska will cover minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion using San Jose, Calif.-based SI Bone's device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the joint.
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Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group made a deal with Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical technology producer Medtronic in May, which effectively decreased the number of in-network portable insulin pumps it offers members from nine to three, The New York Times reported.
Most health insurers would like to pay for many expensive medications based on their ability to improve patient outcomes, according to a survey by health consulting firm Avalere Health, STAT reported.
Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health outlined five strategies the company deployed in its retail pharmacy services for a consumer-driven approach to healthcare, according to DrugStoreNews.
The market for laparoscopy devices, as reported by Transparency Market Research, is projected to reach $13,152.9 million in 2018, a substantial increase from its worth of $6,968 million in 2011.
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Pacira Pharmaceuticals headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., reported the success of its EXPAREL, in the United States with net product sales totaling at $44.9 million in the second quarter of 2014 compared with $15.2 million in the second quarter of 2013.
The Government Accountability Office released a report on drug shortages, which found anesthetic and central nervous system drugs are among the class of drugs experiencing the highest frequently of shortages, at 17 percent of all shortages, according to an American…
The anesthesia drug market is expected to be valued at $7 billion by 2015, according to a Markets and Markets report.
Blue Shield of California is the latest major insurer to scale back coverage for proton beam therapy for early stage prostate cancer, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Sagent Pharmaceuticals recalled three lots of Vecuronium Bromide for injection, a neuromuscular blocking agent used with general anesthesia to provide muscle relaxation or mechanical ventilation.