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BioWorld - Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Medicare

Home » Topics » Regulatory » Medicare
  • Fraud illustration
    May 30, 2023
    By Mark McCarty

    US surgeon agrees to pay $43M for unperformed vascular procedures

    Most enforcement activities in the U.S. related to physician participation in fraud deal with activities that run to six figures at most, but the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported recently that it has snared a much bigger fish.
  • Leqembi
    May 22, 2023
    By Mari Serebrov

    Pressure mounts for CMS coverage ahead of Leqembi’s ‘full’ approval date

    As the clock ticks toward the “full,” or traditional, approval date for Biogen Inc./Eisai Co. Inc.’s Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi (lecanemab), the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is facing increasing pressure to get the structures in place to ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to the drug when the approval comes.
  • April 26, 2023
    By Mari Serebrov

    No political divide in frustration over CMS Alzheimer’s coverage

    U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure made her first appearance April 26 before the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health, ostensibly to discuss legislative solutions to increase transparency and competition in health care. But member after member, regardless of political party, demanded answers about why CMS continues to severely restrict access to Eisai Co. Ltd.’s Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi (lecanemab), especially since another government agency is covering it for all veterans that meet the labeling requirements.
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