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The announcement comes shortly after Aduhelm maker Biogen cut the price of the drug by about half, from $56,000 to $28,000 a year.
The drug shows promise in clearing the brain plaques believed to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease.
CMS says a final decision on coverage is not likely until next spring.
New premium will be $170.10 a month, and the $21.60 boost is the biggest increase ever in dollar amount, but not in percentage terms
The decision is meant to protect patients while gathering more clinical data on whether the medication actually helps slow declines in thinking.
Major changes to prescribing instructions are rare, especially so soon after approval; it change could curb the drug’s use.
But the biggest policy change — letting Medicare negotiate prices for prescription drugs — will not start to lower costs until 2025.