United Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest insurance companies, has determined that amniotic tissue products made by MiMedx Group Inc. and other manufacturers are “unproven and/or not medically necessary for any indication,” and won’t reimburse patients for their use, according to the insurer’s most recent medical policy update bulletin.
The updated policy at United Healthcare, which goes into effect Oct. 1, came about because of “insufficient clinical evidence of safety and/or efficacy in published peer-reviewed medical…
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