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Medicare Must Not Cost Shift Alzheimer’s Care to Medicaid

NAMD explains the serious cost implications of Medicare’s coverage decision on the Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm for state Medicaid programs.

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In a controversial decision, the Food and Drug Administration recently approved Aduhelm, a drug intended to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Now Medicare must decide if it will cover the drug, and its decision has significant cost implications for state Medicaid programs. If Medicare does not cover it and Medicaid becomes the primary source of coverage, NAMD estimates Medicaid spending for Aduhelm could increase by 250 percent or more. In this blog, NAMD’s Director of Federal Policy explains these potential implications.

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