What You Should Know:
– Intuity Medical, Inc., a medical technology company committed to making it easier to live with diabetes, announced today that its POGO Automatic® Blood Glucose Monitoring (ABGM) system, featuring one-step testing, is now covered by Medicare Part B. This decision expands access to the innovative monitor for the 16.5 million seniors age 65 and up living with diabetes.
– The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created two new coverage codes specifically for POGO Automatic, recognizing this new and significantly different technology compared to traditional blood glucose meters (BGMs). POGO Automatic features an all-in-one design that integrates testing supplies into a 10-test cartridge.
Advancing Diabetes Management: POGO Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System
POGO Automatic, the pioneering and sole FDA-cleared automatic blood glucose monitoring (ABGM) system available, revolutionizes diabetes management. It enables people with diabetes (PWD) to effortlessly test their glucose levels without disrupting their daily routines. This one-step process automates the multi-step glucose monitoring associated with traditional BGMs, particularly aiding seniors in checking their blood glucose more easily.
Endorsed as the optimal solution for numerous diabetes patients by Rosemarie Lajara, MD, an endocrinologist at Southern Endocrinology & Diabetes Associates, P.A. in Plano, Texas, POGO Automatic is recognized by healthcare professionals for its user-friendly design, which can enhance testing compliance. Dr. Lajara emphasizes the significance of such innovation for diabetes patients, especially within the Medicare population, which often includes individuals facing dexterity, visual, or physical challenges hindering traditional self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) meters.
Automating blood glucose testing steps addresses an unmet need for many patients who struggle with handling traditional blood glucose meters, test strips, lancets, and lancing devices. The introduction of new coverage codes—Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes E2104 for the monitor for use with integrated lancing/blood sample testing cartridge and A4271 for the integrated lancing and blood sample testing cartridges—enables Medicare beneficiaries, who previously lacked access to this new technology, to acquire POGO Automatic under their Medicare Part B coverage.
Intuity Medical, Inc., founded with the mission of simplifying life for people with diabetes, introduced the FDA-cleared POGO Automatic® Blood Glucose Monitoring System. This innovative system streamlines testing with its all-in-one design, eliminating the need for separate strips and lancets. Manufactured in the U.S., POGO Automatic cartridges are produced at the company’s headquarters in Fremont, California.
