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Medicare limits coverage of controversial Alzheimer's drug to those in clinical trials

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare will restrict coverage of the controversial and costly Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to those enrolled in qualifying clinical trials, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday.

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12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Post

    Medicare limits payments for new Alzheimer’s drug to clinical trials (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    Medicare coverage for a costly, but controversial, new Alzheimer's drug will go only to people enrolled in approved clinical trials despite FDA endorsement of the medication.

  2. STAT

    Medicare finalizes its restrictions on new Alzheimer’s drug, despite pressure from drugmakers (opens STAT)

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    STAT's feed description

    Medicare on Thursday finalized its plan to restrict coverage for the controversial, pricey Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to patients participating in clinical trials.

  3. New York Times

    Medicare Officially Limits Coverage of Aduhelm to Patients in Clinical Trials (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Officials cited data showing the new Alzheimer’s drug has serious safety risks and may not help patients.

  4. KVIA El Paso

    Medicare limits coverage of controversial Alzheimer's drug to those in clinical trials (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare will restrict coverage of the controversial and costly Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to those enrolled in qualifying clinical trials, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday.

  5. NPR

    Medicare has decided to sharply limit coverage of Aduhelm, a new Alzheimer drug (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Medicare officials announced on Thursday that the health insurance program for older Americans will sharply limit coverage of a costly and controversial new Alzheimer's drug.

  6. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Medicare limits coverage for Biogen's Alzheimer's drug (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    The U.S. government health plan for people age 65 and over on Thursday issued its final coverage policy for Biogen Inc’s Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, moving forward with an unusually strict

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Medicare limits coverage of controversial Alzheimer's drug to those in clinical trials | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare will restrict coverage of the controversial and costly Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm to those enrolled in qualifying clinical

  8. MedicalXpress

    Medicare will only cover aduhelm for Alzheimer's patients in clinical trials (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Medicare announced Thursday that it will limit its coverage of the pricey new drug Aduhelm to Alzheimer's patients enrolled in clinical trials of the drug.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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