Curative Gene Therapy Coverage May Need Government-Funded Risk Pools
Executive Summary
Former US FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb makes a case for regional or national risk pools to ensure pediatric patients get timely access to gene therapy like the upcoming treatments for sickle cell disease.
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