The Veterans Health Administration said that it intends to pay for a $26,500-a-year experimental Alzheimer's drug that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has to date declined to cover.
earlier this year after data suggested that it could slow the progression of the disease. However, Medicare administrators said they need to evaluate more data before deciding whether to change coverage guidelines for the drug and others in its class.
CMS currently limits its coverage to patients enrolled in clinical trials or CMS-approved comparative studies.
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