Pricing Cures For Sickle Cell Disease: Sen. Cassidy Weighs In

Price decisions based on straight calculation of medical costs avoided may overestimate value of a cure, Cassidy warns.

Sickle cell anemia, 3D illustration showing blood vessel with normal and deformated crescent-like red blood cells

The considerations that manufacturers use in setting prices for curative treatments like gene therapy for sickle cell disease must go beyond a calculation of medical costs avoided and take into account factors such as existing co-morbidities, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., advised at a policy conference in Washington DC Feb. 12.

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