The beat goes on..."Amarin said it believes ICER's endorsement "provides additional support for why medical insurance should broadly cover Vascepa" for high-risk patients who have elevated triglycerides despite using statins."
Only about a quarter of the drugs reviewed by the conservative organization, ICER, get their stamp of approval...so this is another feather in Amarin's cap.
CVS Caremarks's move is not exactly a good one for patients - it will use ICER to EXCLUDE drugs, not recommend or make decisions to INCLUDE coverage for certain drugs - this also means if AMRN or a buyer doubles the price CVS would no longer be inclined to keep it on the cheapest tier: