ARTICLE SUMMARY:
At-home sleep apnea test firm Itamar Medical is making progress with payors, but has hit a barrier with Medicaid for its technology. It’s not an uncommon challenge, say experts, who discuss the challenges and offer advice for medical device innovators dealing with state Medicaid programs.
Israel-based Itamar Medical Ltd. is making market, and payor, inroads with a novel home-based approach to diagnosing sleep apnea, a condition that is increasingly recognized as a major public health threat.
