Tag: hydrocephalus
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Insurance Approvals And Neurosurgical Patients: A Call for Accountability
Hidden Pathologies, Hidden Obstacles: Why Insurance Denials Cost Lives When people think of insurance hurdles, they envision bureaucratic delays or paperwork glitches. In neurosurgery, the problem runs far deeper: many conditions lie beneath the skull or spine, silent for years, and only reveal themselves through catastrophic events. From craniopharyngiomas to arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), these lesions…
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Insurance Approvals And Neurosurgical Patients: A Neurosurgeon’s Call for Accountability
Introduction: A Hidden Crisis in Neurosurgery and Insurance As a neurosurgeon with more than two decades in private practice, I have repeatedly confronted a paradox: lives hang in the balance while insurance approvals stall critical care. Neurosurgical pathologies are often hidden beneath the skull or spine, undetectable by palpation or auscultation, and only revealed through…