Will Medicare cover it? Drugs like Aduhelm are challenging its standard

Medicare’s coverage decision has revived longstanding questions about how the federal program determines whether it will pay for new drugs and devices.

May 25, 2023 - 20:00
Will Medicare cover it? Drugs like Aduhelm are challenging its standard

This article is adapted from the latest STAT Report: Decoding Medicare: 10 key coverage decisions and how they’re made.

Medicare’s decision to withhold coverage for Biogen’s Aduhelm despite the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Alzheimer’s drug has revived longstanding questions about how the federal program determines whether it will pay for new drugs and devices.

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