Medicare plans to provide insurance coverage for Aduhelm, a controversial Alzheimer’s treatment from drugmaker Biogen.
from the drugmaker Biogen, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.
The CMS struck a cautious tone during a press call Tuesday."While there are may be a potential for promise with this treatment, there's also the potential for serious harm," CMS Chief Medical Officer Lee Fleisher said on the call. "CMS says there is kind of insufficient evidence to suggest that this drug, and other drugs like it, are reasonable and necessary," she said.
Biogen’s drug, a monoclonal antibody, is given as an infusion every four weeks. It targets a “sticky” compound in the brain known as beta-amyloid, which some scientists believe plays a role in the disease. The proposal could change substantially before it's finalized in April, but beneficiaries would be expected to be responsible for 20 percent co-payment for the treatment, which carries a list price of $28,200, Cubanski, of Kaiser Family Foundation, said.
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