GKOS (US)


January 9, 2026

Conference Policy Prep Pack: Medtech & Biopharma

By John Leppard

With medtech and biopharma companies set to descend on San Francisco next week, below we provide a set of significant policy-related questions for clients to ask management, the answers to which will inform company growth…

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November 13, 2025

GKOS: iDose Medicare Coverage Expectations

By John Leppard

Yesterday’s Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) advisory committee (CAC) meeting on GKOS’s iDose bolsters our relatively sanguine outlook going into the event [here, here], and would expect any headwinds from a likely mid-2026 draft local coverage…

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October 27, 2025

GKOS: iDose Coverage Question Tea Leaves

By John Leppard

The questions to be addressed at a November 12 Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) on GKOS’s iDose bolster our expectations for real, but likely manageable, headwinds via an eventual local coverage determination (LCD), which we suspect…

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October 23, 2025

GKOS: iDose Smoke or Fire?

By John Leppard

We view the weakness in GKOS shares this week as somewhat overdone following the announcement that iDose will be the subject of a Nov. 12 Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting among five Medicare Administrative Contractors…

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May 1, 2025

GKOS: iDose & iStent Policy Landscape

By John Leppard

With GKOS shares down pre-market amid questions on its earnings call last night regarding the Medicare policy issues affecting iDose and iStent sales, we offer the following takeaways: We generally agree with the company that,…

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January 6, 2025

Conference Policy Prep Pack: Devices, Diagnostics, & Tools

By John Leppard

With medical device, equipment, diagnostics, and life science tools (LST) companies set to descend on San Francisco next week for a key investor conference, below we provide a set of significant policy-related questions for clients…

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