Here are four commercial payers that have expanded patient access to musculoskeletal care since the beginning of 2024:
1. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts expanded care options for members with back pain and musculoskeletal conditions through Vori Health.
2. Independence Blue Cross extended its value-based care agreement with Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic for three more years. The agreement includes total hip, knee and shoulder replacements, knee arthroscopy, lumbar laminectomy and spinal fusion.
3. The largest commercial payer in Washington state implemented coverage for Centinel Spine's Prodisc L implant.
4. Centinel Spine earned coverage from a large commercial payer in Tennessee for one- and two-level lumbar disc replacement.