Health Alert: Medicare will cover an innovative but high-priced cancer treatment nationwide

Coverage decisions for the treatment, called CAR T-cell therapy, had fallen to Medicare's regional administrators, which officials said caused confusion. Trump administration officials said the announcement would ensure patients have "consistent and predictable access" to a potentially lifesaving therapy. The treatment costs $375,000 or $475,000. Hospital stays can add hundreds of thousands of dollars to that.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Health Alert Aug 7, 7:40 PM     Medicare will cover an innovative but high-priced cancer treatment nationwide Coverage decisions for the treatment, called CAR T-cell therapy, had fallen to Medicare's regional administrators, which officials said caused confusion. Trump administration officials said the announcement would ensure patients have "consistent and predictable access" to a potentially lifesaving therapy. The treatment costs $375,000 or $475,000. Hospital stays can add hundreds of thousands of dollars to that. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071