Bupa and surgeons are at loggerheads again after two medical bodies renewed their attack on the provider's decision to review patients referred for knee surgery and advised their fellows to not take part in the process.
The representative organisations believe Bupa's policyholders should be informed about the system and argued that it may mean they do not receive the surgery recommended to them. But Bupa has hit back, charging the bodies with making misleading statements about the initiative and defending the need it. The insurer said the process is designed to ensure that only appropriate treatment in line with evidence-based best practice is funded. As COVER previously reported, the insurer introduced the reviews prior to approving funding after noting that the rate of arthroscopic knee surgery ...
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