Medicare Alzheimer’s Coverage Policy Advancing Clinical Trial Diversity Efforts
Executive Summary
Medicare national coverage determination for Alzheimer’s drugs has been a ‘game changer’ in terms of motivating industry to boost diversity in clinical studies in the disease, trial expert says.
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