Coverage With Evidence Development and Expedited Approvals: Policy Proposals For FDA and CMS
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Based on stakeholder consultations, former FDA and CMS head Mark McClellan and former CMS official Sean Tunis present a potential upside for biopharma in broader use of Medicare coverage with evidence development. Pfizer executives participate in workshop on coordinating expedited drug approval, CED policies.
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