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Re:Third member of U.S. FDA advisory panel resigns over Alzh... by shadowgovt on Friday June 11, 2021 @10:11AM (#27473581)
Are Medicare or Medicaid covering Aduhelm to treat Alzheimer's? I don't know how the flow goes from FDA approval to certification for use by the government-administered insurance programs.
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Re:Third member of U.S. FDA advisory panel resigns over Alzh... by mcguire on Friday June 11, 2021 @02:54PM (#27477148)
That would be Biogen's next step, politically speaking: use public pressure ("They're preventing us from getting a drug that might help!") to force Medicare to cover it.
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