Humana issues first Medicare Advantage coverage policy for CVRx Barostim therapy

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CVRx Announces Humana Medicare Advantage Coverage Policy for Barostim Therapy

May 14, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS, May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVRX) (CVRx), a commercial-stage medical device company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing innovative neuromodulation solutions for patients with cardiovascular diseases, announced today that Humana has issued a Medicare Advantage coverage policy for Barostim therapy, effective May 1, 2026. Humana, a national health insurance company with the second largest Medicare Advantage program in the U.S., provides coverage to approximately 5.2 million Medicare Advantage members across 46 states.

The new policy covers Barostim for patients meeting its current FDA-approved indication as well as patients enrolled in the BENEFIT-HF trial, the... More