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CMS broadens coverage of CAR T therapies

August 7, 2019 11:17 PM UTC

After receiving 146 comments across two comment periods, CMS has opened up its coverage criteria for CAR Ts.

In a final National Coverage Determination issued Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it would cover marketed CAR T therapies for their FDA approved indications and off-label uses that are supported by CMS-approved compendia, including the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines...