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MIAMI, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Insightec®, a global healthcare company focused on creating the next generation of patient care, announced today that Aetna is the first national payor to cover MR-guided Focused Ultrasound for treating medication-refractory Essential Tremor. This is a huge step in expanding patient access to non-Medicare patients, said Dee Kolanek, Insightec Vice President of Reimbursement. We applaud leading insurers like Aetna for their decision to cover this outpatient treatment for patients suffering from Essential Tremor.
Essential Tremor, a movement disorder that causes uncontrollable shaking, affects an estimated ten million Americans. Many patients do not get satisfactory relief from available medications, causing them to withdraw from personal, professional, and social interactions. Focused ultrasound is performed in a single, outpatient procedure with many patients showing immediate improvement of tremor