Is Aducanumab In Alzheimer’s A Candidate For Medicare ‘Coverage With Evidence Development’?
Executive Summary
Medicare may look to bolster evidence on Biogen’s potential Alzheimer’s treatment, if approved, with a national coverage decision requiring the collection of clinical data in the postmarket setting.
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