By Manatee Review |
Nov 15, 2023
Congressman Vern Buchanan's legislation to increase access to potentially life-saving drugs and new treatments for seniors with Alzheimer's disease has passed the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. The bill, known as the MERIT Act (H.R. 133), aims to ensure that coverage for breakthrough treatments for Alzheimer's is not unreasonably restricted.Last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed restrictions on the coverage of the first new treatment for Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades, despite prior approval from the Food and...