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Shrank proposes shared pool to pay for cell and gene therapies

The proposal would spread treatment costs across insurers and employers as some therapies exceed $4 million per treatment.

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Will Shrank proposed pooling payments and risk to preserve access to cell and gene therapies, some of which can cost more than $4 million per treatment.1