# ReWalk 7 at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `766748ba-e7ce-4860-9603-2b77dde9e286`

ReWalk 7 (FDA cleared March 2025) is the latest generation personal exoskeleton for spinal-cord-injury users. Major reimbursement milestones in 2025-2026: UnitedHealthcare (Nov 2025), Humana (Dec 2025), and Aetna (Feb 2026) Medicare Advantage prior authorizations cover ~16M beneficiaries. CMS 2024 Home Health PPS Rule created lump-sum reimbursement pathway. June 2025 ALJ ruling established precedent that personal exoskeletons are 'reasonable and necessary.' Only FDA-cleared personal exoskeleton with stairs/curbs capability. Home use and clinical deployment across the US.

## Key facts

- **FDA clearance:** ReWalk 7 cleared March 2025
- **Medicare Advantage coverage:** Aetna (Feb 2026), Humana (Dec 2025), UnitedHealthcare (Nov 2025) — ~16M beneficiaries total
- **CMS pathway:** 2024 Medicare Home Health PPS Rule placed personal exoskeletons in brace benefit category, effective Jan 1 2024
- **ALJ precedent:** June 2025: Administrative Law Judge ruled ReWalk 'reasonable and necessary' for Medicare beneficiary
- **Capability:** Only personal exoskeleton cleared for stairs and curbs

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** rewalk-7-united-states
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [ReWalk 7](/models/rewalk-7.md) (id: `2f847d21-9b21-4ce0-bb03-6d2bd97ae10b`)
- **Company:** [Lifeward](/companies/lifeward.md) (id: `4421900a-d71f-407e-a37c-ad1e3905e97f`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://ir.golifeward.com/news-releases/news-release-details/fda-issues-clearance-rewalk-7-exoskeleton
2. https://golifeward.com/blog/lifewards-rewalk-personal-exoskeleton-now-covered-by-aetna-coverage-expands-to-include-three-of-the-largest-medicare-advantage-insurers/

## Common questions

### What is the ReWalk 7 deployment at United States?

ReWalk 7, built by Lifeward, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Lifeward operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates ReWalk 7 at United States?

Lifeward, the manufacturer of ReWalk 7, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Is the ReWalk 7 deployment at United States still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the ReWalk 7 deployment at United States?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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