The US government will cut the subsidies available for Biogen's controversial Alzheimer's drug, Aduhelm, and the decision is being felt on the US stock post-market on Tuesday, reports Bloomberg News.
Coverage of Aduhelm is now limited to clinical trial participants, meaning that subsidies going to regular patients on Medicare in the US will disappear.
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