Do patients with government insurance payors experience delayed access to surgical care for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data.

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Title: Do patients with government insurance payors experience delayed access to surgical care for cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data.
Authors: Dada A; 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California., Buckley N; 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California., Saggi S; 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina., DiGiorgio A; 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California., Kumar J; 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California., Upadhyaya CD; 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina., Bisson EF; 3Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., Bydon M; 4Department of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago, Illinois., Asher AL; 5Neuroscience Institute, Carolinas Healthcare System and Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina., Kim PK; 5Neuroscience Institute, Carolinas Healthcare System and Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina., Potts EA; 6Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indianapolis, Indiana., Alentado VJ; 7Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee, Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee., Foley KT; 7Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee, Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee., Wang MY; 8Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami, Florida., Fu KM; 9Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York., Virk MS; 9Department of Neurosurgery, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York., Shaffrey CI; 10Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina., Gottfried ON; 10Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina., Knightly JJ; 11Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists, Morristown, New Jersey., Meyer S; 11Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists, Morristown, New Jersey., Park P; 7Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee, Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee., Yen CP; 12Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia., Chan AK; 13Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York., Tumialán LM; 14Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona., Chou D; 13Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, The Och Spine Hospital at NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York., Uribe JS; 14Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona., Turner JD; 14Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona., Yee TJ; 15Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and., Haid RW Jr; 16Atlanta Brain and Spine Care, Atlanta, Georgia., Mummaneni PV; 1Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Source: Neurosurgical focus [Neurosurg Focus] 2026 May 01; Vol. 60 (5), pp. E9.
Publication Type: Journal Article; Observational Study
Journal Info: Publisher: American Association of Neurological Surgeons Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100896471 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1092-0684 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10920684 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Neurosurg Focus Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1092-0684
DOI:10.3171/2025.12.FOCUS25951