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Medicare weighs premium cut after limiting Alzheimer's drug
Read full article: Medicare weighs premium cut after limiting Alzheimer's drugMedicare says it’s considering a cut in enrollee premiums, after officials stuck with an earlier decision to sharply limit coverage for a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug projected to drive up program costs.
Medicare plans to restrict access to controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to patients in clinical trials
Read full article: Medicare plans to restrict access to controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to patients in clinical trialsThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) are drastically cutting down on who can get Aduhelm, limiting it only to people enrolled in clinical trials.
$56K Alzheimer’s drug avoiding Biden’s cost curbs, for now
Read full article: $56K Alzheimer’s drug avoiding Biden’s cost curbs, for nowA new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s medication that’s leading to one of the biggest increases ever in Medicare premiums is highlighting the limitations of President Joe Biden’s strategy for curbing prescription drug costs.
Sanders to Biden: Cut back looming Medicare premium hike
Read full article: Sanders to Biden: Cut back looming Medicare premium hikeSen. Bernie Sanders is asking the White House to cut back a big Medicare premium hike set to take effect in weeks and tied to a pricey Alzheimer’s drug whose benefits have been widely questioned.
Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer's drug
Read full article: Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer's drugMedicare is launching a formal process to decide whether to cover the new Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, whose $56,000-a-year price tag and unproven benefits have prompted widespread criticism and a congressional investigation.
FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer’s drug review
Read full article: FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer’s drug reviewThe acting head of the Food and Drug Administration is calling for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between her agency’s drug reviewers and the maker of a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug.