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Accelerated Approval Episodes

July 25, 2023

Prior Authorization Consequences + Fast-Tracked FDA Approvals

MacKay Jimeson, Acting Executive Director of Patients Rising Now, wants lawmakers to stand behind the accelerated approval program; Jody Quinn, a patient from Massachusetts’ 13th congressional district who lives with psoriat…
July 20, 2023

Accelerated Approval on the Hill

MacKay Jimeson, Acting Executive Director of Patients Rising Now, previews Monday’s accelerated approval hill briefing, which is open for staff to attend; Mel Mann, the longest-living Gleevec patient, discusses how accelerat…
July 13, 2023

AI Privacy Concerns + Accelerated Approval Benefits

Brett Meeks, Executive Director of the Health Innovation Alliance, is working to make sure everyone gets on the same page on the issue of health privacy and AI; The Pioneer Institute on Public Policy Research will host a web…
July 11, 2023

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough + Biosimilar Landscape

Sue Peschin, President and CEO of the Alliance for Aging Research, says Medicare coverage for Alzheimer’s drugs is something millions across the country truly care about as an election year nears; the Biden Administration is…
April 4, 2023

Accelerated Approval Pathway for ALS Drug, Copay Accumulators Under Review

Rich Brennan, Vice President of Federal Affairs for the ALS Association, explains the approval pathway for Tofersen, a new ALS drug, and what that means for patients; Peter Pitts, President and co-founder of the Center for M…