TranS1 wins another major insurance coverage based on new clinical results

 
TranS1 Inc. gets business boost (StarNews Online)
TranS1 Inc. has received a boost to its business. A major health insurer in New Jersey has decided to reimburse the costs of the medical-device company's minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion procedure.

The Wilmington-based company's AxiaLIF procedure is like other spinal fusion surgeries with the exception that the spine is reached from beneath, rather than the front or back of the body, president and CEO Ken Reali said Thursday.
The insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, covers about 3.6 million people.
In January,...