Why Biogen’s medication, aducanumab, should get studied through an important part of the Affordable Care Act, the Patient Centers Outcomes Research Institute.
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The FDA’s controversial approval of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s Disease will cost taxpayers dearly, even though there’s no evidence it will benefit patients and caregivers. Stock analysts estimate Biogen’s take from the drug, which it priced at $56,000 a year, could reach $40 billion annually, most of which will automatically get paid by Medicare.
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