STAT+: UnitedHealthcare restricts coverage of Aduhelm, following Medicare

UnitedHealthcare is restricting coverage of Aduhelm, and called the Alzheimer’s drug “unproven and not medically necessary.”

UnitedHealthcare is restricting insurance coverage of Aduhelm across all of its health plans, saying the drug “is unproven and not medically necessary for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease due to insufficient evidence of efficacy,” according to the company’s new policies.

Physicians who plan on giving Aduhelm to UnitedHealthcare patients will need to obtain prior approval from the insurance company, effective June 1. Patients also need to be in an approved clinical trial.

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