Medicare Coverage For Aduhelm Conditioned On Randomized Trial Would Be ‘Unusual’ – McClellan
Executive Summary
Former CMS chief Mark McClellan discusses what kind of study requirements Medicare might impose if it decides to only cover the new Alzheimer’s drug if in the context of further evidence generation.
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