Interpace Biosciences Announces Improved Coverage for ThyGeNEXT® and ThyraMIR®

Rhea-AI Summary

Interpace Biosciences (OTCQX: IDXG) announced that eviCore Healthcare, a Cigna subsidiary, will include positive coverage for its molecular tests, ThyGeNEXT® and ThyraMIR®, in updated laboratory management guidelines. This change affects 27 health plans and covers around 100 million lives, effective July 1, 2021. The tests are recognized for reducing unnecessary invasive procedures and improving healthcare cost-efficiency. Interpace aims to enhance personalized medicine with multiple clinical diagnostic tests and services.

Positive

• Coverage for ThyGeNEXT and ThyraMIR approved by eviCore, effective July 1, 2021.
• Impacts approximately 27 health plans and covers 100 million lives.
• Improves access to tests that may reduce unnecessary medical procedures and costs.

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• None.

Parsippany, NJ, May 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interpace Biosciences, Inc. (“Interpace” or the “Company”) (OTCQX: IDXG) announced today that eviCore Healthcare (“eviCore”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Cigna, has updated their laboratory management guidelines to include positive coverage for ThyGeNEXT^® and ThyraMIR^®. This update, which impacts approximately 27 health plans nationwide covering 100 million lives, is effective on July 1, 2021. This means that after the effective date, claims for ThyGeNEXT and ThyraMIR which meet eviCore’s criteria for coverage will be considered medically necessary and processed as a covered service.

Thomas W. Burnell, President and CEO of Interpace Biosciences, stated, “We are delighted that eviCore values the clinical utility of ThyGeNEXT and ThyraMIR, including how our testing can reduce the need for unnecessary invasive medical procedures, reduce overall healthcare costs, and improve patient outcomes. eviCore’s updated medical policy will offer coverage for ThyGeNEXT and ThyraMIR to millions of commercially-insured lives from coast to coast.”

About Interpace Biosciences

Interpace Biosciences is an emerging leader in enabling personalized medicine, offering specialized services along the therapeutic value chain from early diagnosis and prognostic planning to targeted therapeutic applications.

Clinical services, through Interpace Diagnostics, provides clinically useful molecular diagnostic tests, bioinformatics and pathology services for evaluating risk of cancer by leveraging the latest technology in personalized medicine for improved patient diagnosis and management. Interpace has five commercialized molecular tests and one test in a clinical evaluation process (CEP): PancraGEN^® for the diagnosis and prognosis of pancreatic cancer from pancreatic cysts; PanDNA, a “molecular only” version of PancraGEN^® that provides physicians a snapshot of a limited number of factors; ThyGeNEXT^® for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer from thyroid nodules utilizing a next generation sequencing assay; ThyraMIR^® for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer from thyroid nodules utilizing a proprietary gene expression assay; and RespriDX^® that differentiates lung cancer of primary versus metastatic origin. In addition, BarreGEN^®, a molecular based assay that helps resolve the risk of progression of Barrett’s Esophagus to esophageal cancer, is currently in a clinical evaluation program (CEP) whereby we gather information from physicians using BarreGEN^® to assist us in gathering clinical evidence relative to the safety and performance of the test and also providing data that will potentially support payer reimbursement.

Pharma services, through Interpace Pharma Solutions, provides pharmacogenomics testing, genotyping, biorepository and other customized services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Pharma services also advances personalized medicine by partnering with pharmaceutical, academic, and technology leaders to effectively integrate pharmacogenomics into their drug development and clinical trial programs with the goals of delivering safer, more effective drugs to market more quickly, while also improving patient care.

For more information, please visit Interpace Biosciences’ website at www.interpace.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, relating to the Company’s future financial and operating performance. The Company has attempted to identify forward looking statements by terminology including “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “projects,” “intends,” “potential,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “approximately” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, assumptions and uncertainties involving judgments about, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. These statements also involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations and revenues, the substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, the possibility that the Company’s estimates of future revenue may prove to be materially inaccurate, the Company’s history of operating losses, the Company’s ability to adequately finance its business, the Company’s ability to repay its $5M secured bridge loan, the Company’s dependence on sales and reimbursements from its clinical services, the Company’s ability to retain or secure reimbursement including its reliance on third parties to process and transmit claims to payers and the adverse impact of any delay, data loss, or other disruption in processing or transmitting such claims, the Company’s revenue recognition being based in part on estimates for future collections which estimates may prove to be incorrect, and the Company’s ability to remediate material weaknesses in internal controls. Additionally, all forward-looking statements are subject to the “Risk Factors” detailed from time to time in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission , Current Reports on Form 8-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Because of these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. In addition, these statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Contacts:
Investor Relations
Interpace Biosciences, Inc.
(855)-776-6419
Info@Interpace.com

FAQ

What is the significance of eviCore's updated guidelines for IDXG?

The updated guidelines will allow positive coverage for ThyGeNEXT and ThyraMIR, improving access for patients and potentially increasing revenues for Interpace Biosciences.

When will the new coverage for ThyGeNEXT and ThyraMIR take effect?

The new coverage will take effect on July 1, 2021.

How many lives are affected by eviCore's updated coverage for IDXG's tests?

The coverage update affects approximately 100 million lives across 27 health plans.

What types of tests does Interpace Biosciences offer?

Interpace offers multiple molecular diagnostic tests for cancer risk evaluation, including ThyGeNEXT and ThyraMIR.