Medicare Alzheimer’s Decision Varies Evidence Mandate For Accelerated vs. Traditional Approvals
Executive Summary
Final Medicare national coverage determination aims to set up a ‘nimble’ system to allow for broad and rapid patient access to drugs for Alzheimer’s disease following traditional approval while retaining a more restrictive approach for accelerated approvals.
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