Dr Jeffrey Sippel: Medicare Advantage NIV Denials Take Time From Patients With ALS

AJMC November 24, 2023
Giuliana Grossi

Jeffrey Sippel, MD, MPH, addresses the increasing denial of insurance claims for non-invasive ventilators (NIV) in Medicare Advantage plans, particularly impacting ALS patients, emphasizing the time crunch on patients, and criticizing the financial focus over patients’ well-being.

In an interview with the American Journal of Managed Care^Ⓡ (AJMC^Ⓡ), Jeffrey Sippel, MD, MPH, the associate director of Inpatient Clinical Services and associate professor of Clinical Medicine in the Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine Division at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, discussed a pattern of denied insurance claims for non-invasive ventilators (NIVs) in Medicare Advantage plans and the way these denials affect individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

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