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Cell and Gene Therapy Carve Out

High-Cost Curative Therapy

The FFS (Fee for Service) program shall cover inpatient cell and gene therapy drugs for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) and recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) or vaso-occlusive events (VOEs). The following inpatient cell and gene therapy drug products shall be reimbursed under FFS. MCOs (Managed Care Organizations) shall retain responsibility for all costs associated with care, beyond the cost of the high-cost curative therapy drug product.

Therapy Generic Name
Casgevy Exagamglogene autotemcel
Lyfgenia  Lovotibeglogene autotemcel

The FFS program shall cover outpatient cell and gene therapy drugs for beneficiaries who require modification or replacement of cells or genes to treat or potentially cure diseases such as genetic disorders, cancers, and other conditions. The following outpatient cell and gene therapy drug products shall be reimbursed under FFS. MCOs shall retain responsibility for all costs associated with care, beyond the cost of the high-cost curative therapy drug product.  

Therapy Generic Name
Roctavian® Valoctocogene roxaparvovec
Hemgenix®  Etranacogene dezaparvovec
Beqvez®   Fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt
Zynteglo®  Betibeglogene autotemcl;beti-cel
Elevidys® Delandistrogene moxeparvovec
Zolgensma®  Onasemnogene abeparvovec
Luxturna® Voretigene neparvovec-rzyl
Lyfgenia™ Lovotibeglogene autotemcel
Casgevy ®  Exagamglogene autotemcel
Lenmeldy ™ Atidarsagene autotemcel
 Kebilidi ™  Eladocagene exuparvovec-tneq
 Skysona ™  Elivaldogene autotemcel

Additional, FDA approved, high-cost curative therapy drugs identified by the District shall also be excluded from MCO coverage and reimbursed on a FFS basis.

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