Struggling With Adoption, Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Manufacturers Embrace CMS Model

If successful, the new CMS cell and gene therapy access model eventually could expand to oncology or hemophilia products, an Avalere Health expert said.

Analysts think the model could allow more Medicaid coverage of cell and gene therapies for sickle cell disease. (Shutterstock)

The manufacturers of two high-cost gene therapies for sickle cell disease recently agreed to participate in CMS’s Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model, which could allow the companies to more widely market their treatments and improve access for Medicaid beneficiaries.

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