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U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra is ordering Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this yearOn Location: January 10, 2022WASHINGTON -- U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer's drug with questionable benefits.Becerra's directive came days after drugmaker Biogen slashed the price of its $56,000-a-year medication, Aduhelm, to $28,200 a year — a cut of about half.“With the 50% price drop of Aduhelm on Jan. 1, there is a compelling basis ...
As said here by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press