Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Makers Would Pay For Fertility Services In Medicaid Payment Model

The manufacturer requirement, which invokes CMMI’s safe harbor authority, could help overcome some barriers to access that the companies are facing in Medicaid outside of the demonstration. 

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and bluebird bio would fund fertility preservation services for patients treated with their gene therapies for sickle cell disease under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation’s Medicaid payment demonstration if they choose to participate.

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