TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. (“EI” or the “Company”) (TASE, NASDAQ: EMITF) announced today that it was informed by InSightec Ltd. (“InSightec”), that Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) has published updates to their Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) coverage policy and is now providing benefits for InSightec’s ExAblate® procedure as a treatment option cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients suffering from pain associated with bone metastases.
HCSC is the second largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield (a national federation of 37 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross® and Blue Shield® companies) commercial insurer in the United States with over 13 million covered customers, and represents one of the top insurers in the states of TX, OK, IL, NM and MT.
Since receiving FDA approval, patients have been provided access to ExAblate from insurers on a case-by-case basis. By formalizing a favorable coverage policy, HCSC has made access to ExAblate a viable option for many more patients and physicians.
The Company holds approximately 89% of the share capital of Elbit Medical Technologies Ltd. (“Elbit Medical”) (TASE: EMTC-M) (on a fully diluted basis) which, in turn, holds approximately 33% of the share capital in InSightec (on a fully diluted basis).
About Elbit Imaging Ltd.
Elbit Imaging Ltd. operates in the following principal fields of business: (i) Commercial and Entertainment Centers - Initiation, construction and sale of shopping and entertainment centers and other mixed-use real property projects, predominantly in the retail sector, located in Central and Eastern Europe and in India, primarily through its subsidiary Plaza Centers N.V. In certain circumstances and depending on market conditions, the Company operate and manage commercial and entertainment centers prior to their sale; (ii) Hotels - Hotel operation and management; (iii) Medical Industries - (a) research and development, production and marketing of magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasound treatment equipment and (b) development of stem cell population expansion technologies and stem cell therapy products for transplantation and regenerative medicine; (iv) Residential Projects - Initiation, construction and sale of residential projects and other mixed-use real property projects, predominately residential, located primarily in India; and (v) Fashion Apparel - Distribution and marketing of fashion apparel and accessories in Israel.
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For Further Information:
Ron Hadassi
Chairman and Acting CEO
Tel: +972-3-608-6048
ron@elbitimaging.com
SOURCE Elbit Imaging
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