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As the federal government prepares to negotiate prescription drug prices for the first time, a VCU College of Health Professions researcher is leading an effort to determine whether current methods for judging the “value” of new Alzheimer’s treatments are accurate — and whether they disadvantage vulnerable older adults.
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