Diabetes

NEW YORK — CVS Health has a “very strong balance sheet” and will “look into opportunities” in the merger and acquisition space that can help the retailer become even more helpful to its clients, president and CEO Larry Merlo said Wednesday during the UBS Healthcare Conference at the Grand Hyatt here.

NEW YORK — One Drop on Tuesday announced that its blood glucose monitoring system One Drop | Chrome is now available for purchase on Amazon Prime. One Drop is a diabetes management platform that harnesses the power of mobile computing and data science to empower people with diabetes to improve their health and lives. According to industry data, more than 66 million consumers in the U.S. have Amazon Prime memberships.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Ascensia Diabetes Care is partnering with “The Dr. Oz Show” to launch a 60-Day “Take Charge” Diabetes Challenge. Ascensia is sponsoring the challenge, which is designed to increase awareness of diabetes among the general public and help to encourage better management of the condition. It will launch during the April 26 episode of The Dr. Oz Show and focuses on the importance of testing blood glucose levels regularly and maintaining a healthy diet.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Digital diabetes management platform GlucoMe on Thursday named John Erickson to the role of EVP, general manager North America. In this role, John will be responsible for leading the company's business development, business management, marketing and sales in the territory.

SAN DIEGO — The Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services published an article clarifying that Medicare beneficiaries who previously struggled to control their diabetes will now be able to obtain reimbursement for the Dexcom G5 Mobile System.

According to Dexcom, its continuous glucose monitoring system (CGM) is proven to significantly lower A1C levels resulting in lowered medical costs from diabetes complications (e.g., ER visits, seizures, etc.) and is now the only device approved for CGM for Medicare.