Although Alzheimer’s stakeholders are dismayed by the treatment access restrictions imposed by the Medicare national coverage determination last spring, the policy has also jumpstarted improvements in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs in an important way, according to Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation president John Dwyer.
Medicare Alzheimer’s Coverage Policy Advancing Clinical Trial Diversity Efforts
Medicare national coverage determination for Alzheimer’s drugs has been a ‘game changer’ in terms of motivating industry to boost diversity in clinical studies in the disease, trial expert says.
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