In January 2022, a new California Medicaid policy switched coverage of CGMs from a Durable Medical Equipment benefit to a pharmacy benefit, creating less stringent insurance related criteria for CGM approval. We aim to evaluate the utilization of CGM use after the aforementioned policy change in an...
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM), the leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for people with diabetes, is pleased to announce the determination of a benefit category and coverage for CGM by CMS. In order to be included in this category, the system must...
At one-month post-program enrollment, only n=2 (4.7%) patients successfully started CGM.Discussion: Although over one-third of participants agreed to enroll in the CGM pilot, there was low CGM initiation. Removal of cost and insurance coverage requirements alone did not result in high CGM ...
Twenty patients reached the 3-month follow-up with a median age of 59 years; 60% female, 70% non-English speaking; 45% with Medicaid, and 55% with Harborview Financial Assistance as insurance coverage. Median baseline A1C was 9.2%, duration of diabetes was 10 years, number of diabetes ...