NanoVibronix (NSDQ:NAOV) announced today that it won a unique reimbursement code from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for its PainShield surface acoustic wave portable ultrasonic therapeutic device. The Elmsford, N.Y.–based company develops medical devices based around its low-intensity SAW technology that allows the creation of low-frequency ultrasound waves that can be used in multiple medical […]
Senseonics touts Humana reimbursement nod for Eversense CGM
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said yesterday that Humana is now providing coverage for its Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system and insertion procedure. Humana is the fifth-largest health insurer in the U.S. with 17 million patients in 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, according to a news release. Its coverage policy with Senseonics makes patients with Type 1 […]
Senseonics touts Eversense reimbursement win
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said this week that Health Care Service Corporation – Blue Cross Blue Shield is providing coverage for the Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system, effective as of yesterday. HCSC – Blue Cross Blue Shield is the fourth-largest health insurer in the U.S. and serves more than 16 million members, according to a news release. Last […]
More reimbursement wins for Inspire Medical Systems
Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) said yesterday that it received two additional draft Local Coverage Determinations for its minimally invasive therapy for sleep apnea. The latest proposals were issued by National Government Services and CGS Administrators, which represent a combined 12 states. The companies have different public comment periods, with NGS’s running from Sept. 26 to Nov. […]
Abbott wins FreeStyle Libre reimbursement in Ontario, Quebec
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it has won public reimbursement in Ontario and Quebec for its FreeStyle Libre sensor-based glucose monitoring system — the first of its kind listed by any provincial health plan in Canada. FreeStyle Libre is designed to monitor glucose levels with a small sensor on the back of the upper arm […]
Inspire Medical adds more LCDs
Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) yesterday said, for the second time this week, that two local coverage determination drafts were published for coverage of its sleep apnea therapy. Inspire Medical had two LCDs published August 26 by Medicare contractors Noridian Medicare and Palmetto GBA. Yesterday the Minneapolis-based company said Novitas Solutions and First Coast Service Options also […]
Inspire Medical Systems touts reimbursement wins
Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) said two local coverage determination drafts were published to propose coverage of its sleep apnea therapy system. Minneapolis-based Inspire’s sleep apnea device uses hypoglossal nerve stimulation to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The two LCDs will be issued by Noridian Medicare and Palmetto GBA. The two companies collectively represent 19 states. According […]
Inspire Medical scores reimbursement win from UnitedHealth
Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) logged another reimbursement win, this time with the nation’s largest private insurer, UnitedHealth. Minneapolis-based Inspire makes an eponymous device designed to treat obstructive sleep apnea using hypoglossal nerve stimulation. UnitedHealth has about 41 million lives under coverage, Inspire said. “We are very pleased to receive this positive coverage decision from UnitedHealthcare. […]
Globus Medical lands Anthem coverage win for Secure-C spinal implant
Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) last week said it won a coverage decision for its Secure-C cervical spine implant from health insurance giant Anthem (NYSE:ANTM). Audubon, Pa.-based Globus said the decision means the device is covered by the major third-party payers in all 50 states. Anthem has more than 73 million lives under its coverage umbrella, according to Globus. The Secure-C […]
Inspire Medical Systems scores win with Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Inspire Medical Systems – creator of a pacemaker-like system to treat obstructive sleep apnea – said today that the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s Evidence Street issued a positive assessment of Inspire therapy to its members. BCBSA is a national federation of 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. The report from BCBSA, according to Inspire […]
3 ways HHS can help medtech innovators
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is doing everything from sharing more data to cultivating entrepreneurial talent and engaging in partnerships in order to support medical device innovators, the department’s CTO Ed Simcox told than 100 industry insiders in the Twin Cities today. A major goal at HHS is to build an innovation-focused […]
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