Hi there! Last year I announced that I began offering TMS for OCD, which received FDA approval in 2018. Now I have more exciting news, which is that Cigna recently added TMS for OCD as a covered treatment in their health policy.
This is great for obvious reasons for our Cigna patients, but also a really promising sign that health insurances are slowly getting more on board with doing what is best for our patients!!
OCD can be a disabling, intractable illness and it does not always respond to medications. If you have a patient who is suffering and is not responding to medications or doesn't like the side effects, please consider a TMS consult.
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One of the best things about TMS (besides its high response rate and minimal side effects), is that it is covered by insurance! I am currently in network or pending with the following panels (for TMS only, not med management):
- Cigna
- United Behavioral Health (includes UHC, Oxford, Optum, Oscar)
- Aetna (pending)
- Beacon Health Options (behavioral health for GHI/Emblem)
(I do not intend to join the Anthem/Empire/BCBS network but they have been consistently open to negotiating Single Case Agreements for TMS that allow your patient to be covered as if I were in-network.)
Please feel free to reach out if you want to discuss whether your client could be a good fit for this treatment, or chat about the treatment in general. Hope to connect soon!
~Amy~
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