The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has filed a rule-making order related to a recent state decision that lumbar fusion is no longer a covered procedure for uncomplicated degenerative disc disease.
The Washington State Health Technology Clinical Committee finalized a determination in January that lumbar fusion for uncomplicated degenerative disc disease would no longer be a covered procedure. The decision applies to state health care programs including Medicaid, state employee benefits and the workers’ compensation program run through the Department of Labor and Ind...
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