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JULY 4, 2016

Multi-Society Pain Workgroup: Washington State’s Spinal Injections Coverage ‘a Win for Back Pain Patients’

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The Multi-Society Pain Workgroup (MPW), representing more than 100,000 physicians and 15 medical societies, has commended the Washington State Health Care Authority’s Health Technology Clinical Committee (HTCC) for preserving access to spinal injection therapies for back pain.

The HTCC held a hearing in March to determine coverage of spinal injections for Medicaid enrollees, workers covered under the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries provider network and state