Federal and Private Roles in the Development and Provision of Alglucerase Therapy for Gaucher Disease
Description:
This background paper describes the development of alglucerase, illustrates the role that both the Federal Government and private sector can have in making new therapies available for orphan diseases, and lays out some of the tradeoffs that can exist between developing new medical technologies and controlling health care costs.
Date:
October 1992
Creator:
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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