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>>GERRY: IT'S TIME NOW FOR THEBUSINESS OF HEALTH...BROUGHT TOYOU BY HENDRICKS REGIONALHEALTH.

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AN INDIANA COMPANY IS THE FIRSTIN THE WORLD TO COMMERCIALIZE ADEVICE TO HELP RELIEVE THESYMPTOMS OF OPIOID WITHDRAWAL.

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VERSAILLES-BASED INNOVATIVEHEALTH SOLUTIONS SAYS THEINABILITY TO ENDURE WITHDRAWALSYMPTOMS PREVENTS MANY PEOPLE

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FROM OVERCOMING OPIOIDADDICTION.AND INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESSREPORTER KYLIE VELETA JOINS US

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NOW WITH MORE...>>KYLIE: THANKS, GERRY.INNOVATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS SAYSTHE FIRST DAYS OF WITHDRAWAL ARE

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SO PAINFUL AND DEBILITATING THATMANY GO BACK TO USING OPIOIDSWITHIN HOURS.THE COMPANY'S DEVICE, THE NSS2

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BRIDGE, IS THE FIRST DEVICE FOROPIOID WITHDRAWAL TO EARNED FDAAPPROVAL...THAT HAPPENED JUSTWEEKS AGO.

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BRIAN CARRICO, PRESIDENT OFINNOVATIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS,JOINS ME NOW...THANKS FOR BEINGHERE.

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>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.>> TELL US THAT THE BOTH THEDEVICE IN LAYMAN'S TURN HOW DOESIT WORK.

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>> IT'S CALLED THE BRIDGE ANDIT'S A NERVE STIMULATOR AND THEDEVICES THE SIZE OF A USB THAT'SPLACED BEHIND SOMEONE'S HERE AND

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THERE ARE THREE ELECTRODES THATGO ON THE OF SOMEONE'S HEAD THATPIERCE THE SKIN, THEY BREAK THESKIN.

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IT'S NOT PAINFUL AND THEELECTRICAL CURRENT FROM THISTECHNOLOGY ACCESSES THE BRAINAND ESSENTIALLY BLOCKS THE PART

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OF THE BRAIN THAT FIRES THESEMISERABLE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS SOA PART OF THE BRAIN THAT CAUSESTHE PAIN, SWEATING, NAUSEA AND

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VOMITING AND THIS BRYCE --DEVICE BLOCKS THAT PART OF THEBRAIN TO PREVENT THOSEWITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS WHEN DELL OF

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THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT85 PERCENT REDUCTION IN THESYMPTOMS IN LESS THAN ONE HOURAND THE DEVICE RUNS FOR FIVE

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DAYS, WHICH IS IN MOST INSTANCESIS ENOUGH TIME FOR THE PATIENTTO GET THE OPIOID THAT THEY ARETAKING OUT OF THEIR SYSTEM SO

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THEY CAN MOVE ON TO TREATMENTAND RECOVERY.>> THE BIGGEST HURDLE RIGHTNOW IS PATIENTS TRYING TO PAY

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FOR IT.$600 OUT-OF-POCKET AND THEN YOUSAID ALSO THE PROCEDURE CAN COSTMONEY ON TOP OF THAT SO IT COULD

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BE UP TO $1,200 ALL IN.SO HOW IS YOUR COMPANY TRYING TOHELP OVERCOME THIS HURDLE?>> WE ARE WORKING WITH THE

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STATES CURRENTLY AND WE HAVEWORKED WITH THE STATE SINCENOVEMBER 15 WHEN WE GOT THEAPPROVAL AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE

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STATES THAT HAVE VERBALLY TOLDUS THEY ARE CLOSE TO APPROVINGTHIS.WE EXPECT SEVERAL STATES TO

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COVER THIS IN THE MONTH OFFEBRUARY AND WE HAVE A POLICYTEAM IN PLACE TO WORK WITH EACHSTATE.

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ONCE THAT HAPPENS THE STATESWILL HAVE COVERED THISTECHNOLOGY AND THE DOCTORS WILLBE ABLE TO BILL AN EVALUATION

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MANAGEMENT CODE AND THE COST CANGO ANYWHERE FROM 700-$1,200DEPENDING ON THE POSITION ANDWHO THEY ARE SAYING AND HOW MUCH

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TIME THEY ARE SPENDING.WE ARE WORKING WITH SEVERALDIFFERENT COMMERCIAL INSURANCECARRIERS TO GET THIS COVERED,

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BUT IT IS A PROCESS AND TAKESTIME AND WE ARE WORKING WITHTHEM AS WE SPEAK.WE EXPECT COVERAGE TO COME

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THROUGH IN MULTIPLE STATES THISMONTH.>> HOW IS IT GOING HERE ININDIANA?

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>> WE ARE WORKING WITHINDIANA.WE ARE IN PROCESS.I'M TOLD THE PROCESS IS MOVING

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ALONG AS IT DOES.I KNOW IT'S UP 4-6 WEEK PROCESSFOR THEM TO GET THROUGH IT ANDWE SUBMITTED MID TO LATE

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DECEMBER'S ON THE NEXT WEEK ORTWO WE GET A MEETING WITHINDIANA TO FIND OUT IF COVERAGEIS ACCEPTED OR IF WE HAVE OTHER

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THINGS TO DO WITH THE STATE.>> WE TALKED ABOUT INDIANA ANDTHE RURAL COMMUNITIES SEEM TO BEHIT THE HARDEST, SO GETTING THEM

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THROUGH THAT WITHDRAWAL AND ONTOTREATMENT WHAT COULD THAT MEANBIG PICTURE FOR THESECOMMUNITIES?

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>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ISIT'S AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE SOPATIENTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIESCAN GET THIS.

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WE ALL KNOW IN THE ADDICTIONWORLD THAT THE BIGGEST HURDLE INTHE CONTINUUM OF CARE ANDADDICTION IS THE WITHDRAWAL.

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THERE'S BEEN HELP FOR OTHERPARTS, BUT FOR THE WITHDRAWALPERIOD TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THERE ISNO OTHER APPROVED TECHNOLOGY OR

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DRUG FOR THIS.SO IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES THATALLOW SOMEONE TO GET HELP, GOHOME, COME BACK AND GET

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TREATMENT AND THIS ALLOWS PEOPLETO GET BACK TO WORK AND ITALLOWS PEOPLE IN THE JUSTICESYSTEM INSTEAD OF GOING TO JAIL

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THEY GET THE BRIDGE ANDTREATMENT AND RECOVERY.>> ALSO WORTH MENTIONING THISIS MANUFACTURED IN

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JEFFERSONVILLE AND YOU'REHEADQUARTERED IN VERSE SALES BUTYOU ALSO HAVE A NEW LOCATION INCARMEL.

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>> OUR HEADQUARTERS ARE INBURSAE AND MANUFACTURED INJEFFERSONVILLE AND AN OFFICE INCARMEL SO WE ARE IN INDIANA

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COMPANY.>> THIS IS THE FIRSTAPPLICATION AND THERE ARE MANYMORE.

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>> WE HAVE RESEARCH UNDERWAYIN 10 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSESINCLUDING POSTOP PAIN AT DUKEUNIVERSITY ALONG WITH OTHER

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UNIVERSITIES AND WE ARE HOPEFULIN THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS WE HAVEADDITIONAL INDICATIONS.