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Outrage at the Increasingly High Cost of Cancer Drugs
Cancer drug prices have doubled in the past decade, from an average of $5,000 per month to more than $10,000.
Cancer drug prices have doubled in the past decade, from an average of $5,000 per month to more than $10,000.
Eleven of the 12 cancer drugs the Food and Drug Administration approved for fighting cancer in 2012 were priced at more than $100,000 per year, double the average annual household income, according to a report by the Journal of National Cancer Institute.
Patricia Thomson, a married, working mother whose leukemia is in remission, is one of the many cancer patients struggling to pay for her medication.
One of her prescriptions, Sprycel, is helping to keep her alive but it costs at least $106,000 a year. Even with Medicare payments, Thomson would have to pay about $10,000 a year out of pocket.
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Source: ABC News
Varied Access: The Pharmacogenetic Testing Coverage Divide
February 18th 2025On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with the author of a study published in the February 2025 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® to uncover significant differences in coverage decisions for pharmacogenetic tests across major US health insurers.
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STEER Data Open Door to SMA Gene Therapy for Wider Age Range of Children
March 19th 2025Delivery of onasemnogene abeparvovec into the intrathecal space was safe and effective for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) aged 2 to 17 years, who had previously been shut out of receiving gene therapy.
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