Medicare Coverage Restrictions For Expensive Drugs: Did Aduhelm Let The Genie Out Of The Bottle?
Executive Summary
Payer discomfort with accelerated approvals exploded into the public arena with the Medicare national coverage determination on Aduhelm and similar drugs, and developers worry that the fallout will be far reaching.
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