Aetna expanded coverage for Sight Sciences procedures, while updated Medicare pricing increased patient access.

The entities involved

• SIGHT SCIENCES, INC. →

  Nothing else this week.

• Aetna →

  American managed health care company

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• Medicare →

  US federal health insurance

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