Who Needs The BBB? Aduhelm Shows Medicare Price ‘Negotiation’ Is Already Here
Executive Summary
Biogen is making clear that its decision to cut the price of the Alzheimer’s therapy Aduhelm is in no way tied to the upcoming US Medicare coverage decision for the treatment. But it still shows how Medicare can already ‘negotiate’ prices even without explicit statutory authority.
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