Cell And Gene Therapies Test New Waters In Pricing And Reimbursement
Executive Summary
With the first few cell and gene therapies launched in the US, the challenge of pricing and reimbursement – and the opportunity to set the standards in this area – was a repeated theme at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine's Cell and Gene Meeting on the Mesa.
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