A new generation of Alzheimer’s treatments — groundbreaking, disease-modifying monoclonal antibody drugs — is on the rise, and two so far have hit the…
“I dream that in the future, people with Alzheimer’s will have equal access to new medications, and that today’s diagnostics and medications — like…
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Last April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to limit the coverage of the controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm and similar drugs…
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. In an October 31, 2022 statement from the White House, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. reminds the…
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How much does Aduhelm cost? Aduhelm costs an average of $28,200 per year for patients who receive treatment without insurance coverage. But if you…
Drugmaker Biogen had high hopes for its landmark Alzheimer’s medication Aduhelm. But ever since its controversial July 2021 approval by the Food and Drug…
In February of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a confusing proposal to dramatically limit insurance coverage for Aduhelm,…
I’m a 52-year-old pediatrician diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease in November 2020. Alzheimer’s is not my story, but now it’s my life. This is what…
“It’s been very confusing,” said Pam Montana, an advocate for Alzheimer’s who has participated in several clinical trials herself, adding that the recent memo…
Here’s how VOA’s 5 founders — including reporter Phil Gutis — responded to recent Aduhelm Medicare announcement. A few months ago, I received an…
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal limiting Medicare coverage of the anti-amyloid drug Aduhelm to only participants…
Download this explainer as a PDF. The Alzheimer’s Association: Helped assemble a 2018 consortium that led to a biomarker-based definition of Alzheimer’s, controversial because…
Your insurance premiums may be going up next year by as much as $21.60, marking the largest increase since 2016. On Friday, November 12th,…