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STAT+: CMS will use outcomes-based agreements in bid to help Medicaid pay for sickle cell gene therapies

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In response to concerns over multimillion-dollar price tags for new gene therapies for sickle cell disease, the U.S. government on Tuesday announced a long-awaited “access model” designed to blunt the cost that state Medicaid programs would pay for these curative treatments. million and $3.1

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bluebird bio wins back-to-back landmark FDA approvals for first-in-class gene therapies

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After several setbacks, bluebird bio bounces back with two major FDA gene therapy approvals. These approvals represent crucial milestones for bluebird bio, the gene therapy field, and patients with rare genetic diseases. bluebird has also proposed an outcomes-based agreement to make covering this treatment more attractive for payers.

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshot (August 20-24, 2018)

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STAT+: Bone marrow transplant advance could widen use of this less buzzy cure for sickle cell disease

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The news comes as researchers are still processing the Food and Drug Administration’s landmark approval of two cutting-edge sickle cell therapies, one made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics and the other by Bluebird Bio. These drugs have price tags of $2.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively.

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Difficile Infection Date: Apr 27, 2023 | Tags: Seres Therapeutics, Nestlé Health Science, Vowst, C.

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