HealthPartners Medical Policy Updates – August 2018

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August 2018 HealthPartners Medical Policy Updates:

• Airway clearance system/chest compression generator system – Minnesota Health Care Programs
• Botulinum toxins: abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport®), incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin®), onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox®), & rimabotulinumtoxinB (Myobloc®) – Effective 1/1/2018
• Breast Pumps
• Breast Pumps – Iowa
• Breast Pumps – Minnesota Health Care Programs
• Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI)
• Chemical health services – Effective Date 1/1/2018
• Chimeric antigen receptor/genetically engineered T-cell receptor (CAR-T) therapy – Effective 5/1/2018
• Continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS)
• Dental Services – Orthognathic surgery
• Designated Network for Children’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment Services
• DME Benefits Grid
• Electric tumor treatment fields (ETTF) to treat glioblastoma (Optune™)-Minnesota Health Care Programs
• Genetic testing
• Gynecomastia surgery
• Home Hospice Services
• Hospice Services – Iowa
• Hospice Services – Minnesota Health Care Programs
• Medical cannabis
• Pectus Excavatum & Pectus Carinatum
• Varicose vein procedures
• Vision therapy / orthoptics
• Wearable cardioverter defibrillator and non-wearable automatic external defibrillator
• Wearable cardioverter defibrillator and nonwearable automatic external defibrillator – Minnesota Health Care Programs

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