Synagis' Special Status Under Health Care Reform
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The new Medicaid rebate rules don't bite as deeply for drugs approved exclusively for pediatric use. It turns out that AstraZeneca/MedImmune's Synagis is the only therapy to qualify.
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