JDRF Disappointed by UnitedHealthcare’s Preferred Medtronic Insulin Pump

Not all type 1 diabetic patients are the same, and thus the type of treatment they require shouldn’t be the same. But what if the type of insulin pump you use is no longer your decision to make?

Last week, the health insurance company, UnitedHealthcare announced that the Medtronic MiniMed 670G insulin pumps are their preferred brand to prescribe to children aged 7 and up. This means that new prescriptions of non-Medtronic insulin pumps might not be covered by UnitedHealthcare insurance plans.