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United Healthcare Reverses Course to Cover Tandem Pumps

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This change affects individual and group payer plans as well as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage. Prior to this, United Healthcare had an exclusive coverage contract with Medtronic that limited consumer choice to just one brand of insulin pump, a move that was highly criticized within the diabetes community.

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People with Type 1 Spend More on Supplies Than on Insulin

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And, just recently, the President signed an executive order capping insulin prices for seniors on Medicare. If lawmakers are truly interested in reducing the financial burden incurred by those living with type 1 diabetes, the focus should not be solely on lowering the price of insulin. . The problem?