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Cigna and EviCore Add Positive Coverage for the Evoke® System | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 10 Apr 2024 | Back to overview list |
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The Evoke® SCS System is now covered by all major commercial payers and Medicare, providing broad patient access for this important therapy to over 200 million lives. MINNEAPOLIS, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Saluda Medical, Inc. ("Saluda Medical"), a global medical device company revolutionizing the field of neuromodulation with an emerging portfolio of therapies driven by advanced closed-loop technologies, today announced that key US commercial payers, including Cigna and EviCore (including several Blue Cross Blue Shield plans), have updated their policies to include coverage for the use of the Evoke® closed-loop spinal cord stimulation (SCS) System. 20 pain societies pledged their support and advocacy, including 11 societies as part of the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW). The MPW letter to Cigna stated, "The scientific community at large recognizes closed-loop SCS as an evolutionary and proven advancement, offering patients a level of personalized care that was once unimaginable." Cigna and EviCore coverage decisions become active on May 1, 2024. Dr. Peter Staats, past president of the World Institute of Pain (WIP), the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), states, "This robust payer coverage for The Evoke SCS System is a result of the therapy's significant clinical and economic advantage over current standard of care, supported by published evidence in respected journals such as Lancet Neurology and JAMA Neurology. It is gratifying to know that more patients now have access to this lifechanging therapy." About Saluda Medical Saluda and Evoke are registered trademarks owned by Saluda Medical Pty Ltd. Media Contact: Investor Contact: View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cigna-and-evicore-add-positive-coverage-for-the-evoke-system-302112498.html SOURCE Saluda Medical |
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