RITA Medical Systems, Inc.
CIGNA HealthCare will cover radiofrequency ablation liver treatment
Published in Physician Business Week, October 12th, 2004
In the "CIGNA HealthCare Coverage Policy" recently published to the CIGNA Corporation website, indication for RFA includes certain patients with either primary or metastatic liver cancer for whom surgery is not a treatment option. CIGNA HealthCare is one of the largest private health insurance providers in the United States, with more than 13 million medical subscribers represented in all 50 states.
Joseph DeVivo, president and CEO of RITA Medical Systems stated, "We are...
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