Does Insurance Status Impact Delivery of Care with Upper Airway Stimulation for OSA?
CONCLUSION: Medicare patients undergoing UAS have shorter waiting periods, fewer insurance-related treatment delays and may experience fewer procedure cancellations when compared to patients with private insurance. The investigational status of UAS by private insurance companies delays care for patients with OSA.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.
PMID: 31544468 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Patel J, Topf MC, Huntley C, Boon M Tags: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Source Type: research
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