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– Health insurer Highmark expands access to FDA-cleared digital therapeutic Freespira proven to reduce the symptoms of panic disorder and PTSD for members in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Virginia.
– The announcement follows a pilot study finding that nearly 9 out of 10 patients using the solution were symptom-free after treatment.
Highmark Inc., the fourth-largest Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization announced it is expanding access to Freespira’s FDA-cleared digital therapeutic to significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms of panic attacks, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to its members throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia.
Freespira-Highmark Pilot Results
Highmark originally piloted Freespira in 2016 as part of its VITAL Innovation program to help members suffering from panic disorder obtain relief with a new treatment option that not only reduced or eliminated panic attacks but also led to decreased u
Highmark Health Expands Access to Freespira s Digital Therapeutic Treatment for Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder and PTSD
One of nation s largest health plans makes Freespira available to select Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Freespira, Inc., maker of the first FDA-cleared digital therapeutic to significantly reduce or eliminate symptoms of panic attacks, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in only 28 days, today announced that Highmark Inc. is expanding access to Freespira to its membership throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia. The expansion of the partnership, will include the addition of remote coaching on the use of the Freespira device for members not connected to a trained behavioral health professional.
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I don t know why the media are bellyaching about how hard it is for ordinary people to get the COVID vaccine. It took me less than 2 weeks to secure an appointment, and I only have to wait another 6 weeks to receive the actual jab.
I m 65 and live in Pittsburgh a big city with two big health systems and thousands of providers. So naturally it wasn t going to be difficult to get the vaccine. Here s all I had to do, beginning Jan. 19 when the state moved everyone age 65-75, as well as people with any of the familiar list of comorbidities, into phase 1a of the distribution: