Expanding the Availability of Scalp Cooling to All Patients at Risk of Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia

July 2024 in “ Journal of Market Access & Health Policy ”

Portia Lagmay‐Fuentes, Andrea Smith, Shannon Krus, Laurie Lewis, Asma Latif, Tiffany Gagliardo, Manpreet K. Kohli

scalp cooling chemotherapy-induced alopecia FDA-cleared SC CIA

TLDR Insurance coverage for scalp cooling will make it more accessible to all chemotherapy patients.

Scalp cooling (SC) devices, which are FDA-cleared, have been effective in preventing or reducing chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). The paper discusses the implementation of a new Insurance-Based Billing Model in the USA for SC, which offers significant benefits over the original self-pay model. This change in compensation is expected to provide equitable healthcare access to all patients, including underserved and disadvantaged populations, by making this supportive care technology more widely available.

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