CareFirst BCBS Medical Policy Updates – October 2018

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October 2018 CareFirst BCBS Medical Policy Updates:

• Buprenorphine (Probuphine and SublocadeTM)
• Chelation Therapy
• Coverage for Hearing Aids (Maryland Mandate)
• Durable Medical Equipment with Attached Table
• Genetic Testing for Familial Cardiomyopathies
• Genetic Testing for Inherited Susceptibility to Colon Cancer
• Hospice Services
• Medical Foods for Treatment of Inherited Metabolic Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression
• Naltrexone
• Obesity and Morbid Obesity
• Over-the-Counter Miscellaneous Supplies and Equipment
• Prosthetics
• Sleep Disorders
• Speculoscopy for Cervical Cancer Screening
• Spinal Cord and Deep Brain Stimulation
• Tesamorelin (Egrifta) Injection for Lipodystrophy

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