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Medicare Proposes Boosting Payments for CAR-T Cancer Therapy

Leukaemia blood cells.Source: Science Photo Library - STEVE GS/Brand X
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The U.S. government is proposing to increase payments for innovative CAR-T cancer therapies, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

The proposal Tuesday is part of a broader effort to speed government reimbursement for new medical technologies, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said in a call with reporters.