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My wife's pump was covered by her insurance company. Do you think this might be covered too? If so, I can't imagine why a VC wouldn't want to get into a busin

by swalsh 9y ago

My wife's pump was covered by her insurance company. Do you think this might be covered too? If so, I can't imagine why a VC wouldn't want to get into a business where consumers WANT the product and don't even have to make a financial decision about it.

swsieber 9y ago
I believe it's covered up to $200 dollars. But I could be wrong.
WalterSear 9y ago
I'm guessing that that would require FDA approval, making it unattractive as the initial market.
- BDGC 9y ago
  If you read the article, you'd see that the pump in question already has FDA approval.
- defap 9y ago
  They have FDA approval. It’s stated in the first paragraph of the article.
acranox 9y ago
The insurance only covers the pump up to a certain dollar value. The fancier pumps, you have to pay for, but I think you get a rebate from insurance. So a $200 pump is probably free, but this $1000 pump, is probably still going to cost you $800.