Right To Try Conversation Should Be Redirected Toward Reimbursement Of Unapproved Drugs, Experts Say
Executive Summary
King & Spalding Partner David Farber called for amending Medicare and Medicaid statutes so that unapproved treatments can be reimbursed for terminally ill patients who have exhausted all other options.
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