NeurAxis Announces BCBS of Vermont Medical Policy Coverage for PENFS, effective October 1st 2024
August 13 2024 - 9:00AM
NeurAxis, Inc. (“NeurAxis,” or the “Company”) (NYSE American:
NRXS), a medical technology company commercializing neuromodulation
therapies addressing chronic and debilitating conditions in
children and adults, today announced medical policy coverage for
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS), for Blue
Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Vermont Medical Members, effective
10/1/2024. This medical policy will bring our national total
coverage for PENFS to roughly 23 million, with more decisions from
major payers still pending.
IB-Stim™ is a non-surgical device that sends
gentle electrical impulses into cranial nerve bundles in the ear.
NeurAxis’ PENFS technology is FDA-cleared for functional abdominal
pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adolescents
11-18 years old. There are currently no FDA-approved drug therapies
for children with abdominal pain-related disorders of the gut-brain
interaction. The current medical treatments, which are off-label
drugs, can often have serious side effects, and most lack
scientific evidence of efficacy.
“We are excited regarding the coverage expansion
in the state of Vermont, home to the renowned University of Vermont
Children’s Hospital,” said Brian Carrico, President and Chief
Executive Officer of NeurAxis. “We continue to make progress on our
commercialization strategy goals for IB-Stim by increasing payer
coverage to drive market adoption of our technology. We are on
track to achieve our stated goal of having medical policy coverage
for at least 50 million lives by the end of 2024, which will set
the stage for a significant revenue ramp in late 2024 and into
2025,” Mr. Carrico concluded.
About NeurAxis, Inc.NeurAxis,
Inc., is a medical technology company focused on neuromodulation
therapies to address chronic and debilitating conditions in
children and adults. NeurAxis is dedicated to advancing science and
leveraging evidence-based medicine to drive adoption of its
IB-Stim™ therapy, which is its proprietary Percutaneous Electrical
Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS) technology, by the medical,
scientific, and patient communities. IB-Stim™ is FDA cleared for
functional abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS) in adolescents 11-18 years old. Additional clinical trials of
PENFS in multiple pediatric and adult conditions with large unmet
healthcare needs are underway. For more information, please
visit http://neuraxis.com.
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results of the shareholder vote to enable the issuance of the
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