Pink Sheet Podcast: Medicare Inflation Rebates And Negotiation, Leqembi Reimbursement, US FDA Gene Therapy Chief
Executive Summary
Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss the first round of mandated Medicare inflation rebates and new guidance on price negotiations, consider the VA’s decision to cover the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, and the US FDA continuing to search for a cell and gene therapy office leader.
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