Medicare Beneficiaries Gain Access to MiniMed Flex Insulin Pump

NORTHRIDGE, California—MiniMed, a provider of diabetes technology, announced that Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries now have access to the MiniMed Flex system with its latest sensor portfolio. According to MiniMed, this now makes the company’s smallest and app-controlled insulin pump system available to more people living with diabetes.

MiniMed Flex is about half the size of previous MiniMed pumps and roughly the size of two stacked insulin vials, offering a compact design while still holding 300 units of insulin, according to the company. Powered by the same SmartGuard technology of the MiniMed 780G system, this system automatically adjusts insulin delivery every five minutes, day and night.

“Managing diabetes is relentless—and no one should have to do it without the best tools available,” said Que Dallara, CEO of MiniMed. “Ensuring Medicare access to MiniMed Flex is about making sure more people can benefit from technology that fits into daily life and takes some of the burden off their shoulders. Everyone deserves that regardless of age.”

In the United States, the MiniMed Flex system is currently available with the Simplera Sync sensor and will be available with the Instinct sensor, made by Abbott, later this summer.