Interpace Diagnostics Group (NASDAQ: IDXG) shares are up 95% in late morning trade after the company said that UnitedHealthcare, the largest health plan in the United States, has agreed to cover its ThyraMIR® test used in assessing indeterminate thyroid nodule fine needle aspirate (FNA) biopsies. The coverage is now in effect and is subject to members’ specific benefit plan design. Including the new coverage with UnitedHealthcare, Interpace’s ThyGenX® and ThyraMIR assays are now covered for approximately 250 million patients nationwide.
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About Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc.
Interpace is a fully integrated commercial company that provides clinically useful molecular diagnostic tests and pathology services for evaluating risk of cancer by leveraging the latest technology in personalized medicine for better patient diagnosis and management. The company currently has three commercialized molecular tests: PancraGEN®, for the evaluation of pancreatic cysts and assessment of risk of concomitant or subsequent cancer; ThyGenX®, for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer from thyroid nodules utilizing a next generation sequencing assay; and ThyraMIR®, for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer from thyroid nodules utilizing a proprietary gene expression assay. Interpace’s mission is to provide personalized medicine through molecular diagnostics and innovation to advance patient care based on rigorous science. For more information, please visit Interpace Diagnostics’ website at www.interpacediagnostics.com.
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