Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By NPR
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Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works

Medicaid is doing a novel payment system for the new, promising and expensive sickle cell treatment. It may become a model for all gene therapies being developed.