Category Archives: Insurance

Medicare and Vitiligo

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Chris Cane

It’s unfortunate but Medicare do not consider the treatment of Vitiligo as Medically Necessary and do not provide insurance coverage for Home UVB Narrow Band systems. Medicare does provide some coverage for home UV (Ultraviolet) systems for the treatment of … Continue reading →

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AETNA Continues to be a challenge for Vitiligo

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Chris Cane

One of our challenges as a UVB Narrow Band supplier are Insurance Companies like AETNA that consider UVB NB to be “investigational” when used at home. Their Clinical Policy Bulletin CBP 0422 Policy dated 4/22/2011 reads “Aetna considers home phototherapy … Continue reading →

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Insurance – Is it really a blessing?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Chris Cane

A continuing challenge for sellers of ultraviolet phototherapy products are the insurance companies we have to deal with on a daily basis. One thing for sure is that the insurance companies are there to make money and not help their … Continue reading →

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CIGNA is in the Dark Ages for people with Vitiligo

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Chris Cane

As unbelievable as it may sound, CIGNA insurance took a major step backwards last month following AETNA’s lead (in 2004) to stop paying claims for patients with Vitiligo. Aetna stopped in 2004 for home phototherapy systems and last month CIGNA … Continue reading →

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