Not All mABs For Alzheimer’s Are Created Equal, Manufacturers Tell Medicare
Executive Summary
Lilly, Eisai and Genentech argue against CMS’s class-wide approach in its coverage for amyloid-directed monoclonal antibodies, predicting research on their in-development for Alzheimer’s drugs will provide confirmatory evidence of clinical benefit in the months ahead.
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