NeurAxis Announces CareFirst BCBS Policy Coverage

CARMEL, Ind., Nov. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeurAxis, Inc. (“NeurAxis,” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: NRXS), a medical technology company commercializing neuromodulation therapies addressing chronic and debilitating conditions in children and adults, today announced receipt of CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (“CareFirst BCBS”) policy coverage for the mid-Atlantic region with 3.5 million lives. CareFirst BCBS is the largest healthcare insurer in the mid-Atlantic that includes Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia.

“We are pleased to announce new policy coverage from CareFirst BCBS, which is in line with our strategy to leverage clinical evidence supporting IB-Stim™ to obtain payer coverage and then drive market adoption of our technology,” said Brian Carrico, President and Chief Executive Officer of NeurAxis. “With CareFirst BCBS, our covered lives now stands at 8.25 million and we look forward to receiving positive response from payers on a national level as we close in on all data being published.”

About NeurAxis, Inc.
NeurAxis, Inc., is a medical technology company focused on neuromodulation therapies to address chronic and debilitating conditions in children and adults. NeurAxis is dedicated to advancing science and leveraging evidence-based medicine to drive the adoption of its IB-Stim™ therapy, which is its proprietary Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS) technology, by the medical, scientific, and patient communities. IB-Stim™ is FDA-cleared for functional abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adolescents 11-18 years old. Additional clinical trials of PENFS in multiple pediatric and adult conditions with large unmet healthcare needs are underway. For more information, please visit http://neuraxis.com/.

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