Minute Insight: Nevro Secures Coverage For HFX Pain Therapy From Largest US Insurance Company

UnitedHealthcare will provide coverage for Nevro’s HFX spinal cord stimulation therapy for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy beginning on 1 March. Analysts believe the decision bodes well for the company’s chances of securing coverage from other insurers.

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Nevro achieved a major milestone in the commercialization of its high-frequency 10 kHz (HFX) spinal cord stimulation therapy for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) by securing coverage from UnitedHealthcare.

On 4 January, UnitedHealthcare announced that it will cover HFX for PDN in patients meeting certain criteria beginning on...

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