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Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts December 2017 Medical Policy Updates
December 2017 Medical Policy Updates:
NEW MEDICAL POLICIES:
- None
REVISED MEDICAL POLICIES:
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein
- Molecular Analysis for Targeted Therapy of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
CLARIFICATIONS TO MEDICAL POLICIES:
- Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Genetic Diseases and Acquired Anemias
- Medical Technology Assessment Investigational (Non-Covered) Services List
- Outpatient Psychotherapy
- Patient-Specific Cutting Guides for Knee Arthroplasty
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
- Use of Common Genetic Variants (Single Nucleotide Variants) to Predict Risk of Nonfamilial Breast Cancer
RETIRED MEDICAL POLICIES:
- Thoracic-LumboSacral Orthosis with Pneumatics
REVISED PHARMACY MEDICAL POLICIES:
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – BPH
- Bisphosphonate, Oral
- Diabetes Step Therapy
- Dificid® (fidaxomicin)
- Dopamine Agonists, non-ergot derived
- Follitropin Step Therapy
- Immune Modulating Drugs
- Ophthalmic Prostaglandins
- Overactive Bladder Medications
- Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitors for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
- Topical Testosterone
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