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Medicare copays for new Alzheimer's drug could reach $11,500

| June 10, 2021 12:00 PM

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug would raise Medicare premiums broadly, and some patients who are prescribed the medication could face copayments of about $11,500 annually, according to a research report published Wednesday....

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