CMS says Dendreon's (DNDN) Provenge Should be Covered (LINK)
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More on CMS decision saying Dendreon Corp. (Nasdaq: DNDN) Provenge should be covered - Link to CMS decision
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that the evidence is adequate to conclude that the use of autologous cellular immunotherapy treatment - sipuleucel-T; PROVENGE® improves health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate-resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancer, and thus is reasonable and necessary for that indication under 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act).
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that the evidence is adequate to conclude that the use of autologous cellular immunotherapy treatment - sipuleucel-T; PROVENGE® improves health outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate-resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancer, and thus is reasonable and necessary for that indication under 1862(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act).
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