Hong Hu , Research Advisor , Lilly Research Laboratories talked to based their view on the CMS ( Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ) taxonomy of specialties , of which headache medicine is not listed .”
Jones , who along with Moren , is currently a provider at Cascade Neurologic in Mount Vernon , WA , said the number of headache clinics in the Pacific Northwest has fallen from six to one . He said this decrease is mostly due to reimbursement issues and that he hopes CAQ is one of many steps that changes the thinking of insurance companies .
He hopes CAQ helps him and other non-neurologist headache specialists with pharmaceutical companies as well . Some company policies stated they could only call on neurologists . Jones said pharmaceutical companies and their legal representatives had difficulty determining who was a qualified headache specialist . “ Their lawyers picked ‘ neurologist ’ as the same as headache specialist .” Jones said . He is hopeful that CAQ becomes a way for decision-makers in insurance and pharmaceutical companies to recognize headache specialists .
The NHF had all of these benefits in mind when the process to reinstate CAQ began and the NHF is hopeful this program will only grow . More applicants will take the exam in September and the NHF will continue to offer the exam twice a year . Each exam is an opportunity for healthcare providers qualified in headache medicine to be recognized for their abilities . With you , the headache sufferer in mind , the NHF is hopeful that the number of healthcare providers certified in headache medicine will continue to increase . HW
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