Elsevier, Cell Stem Cell, 6(8), p. 609-612, 2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2011.05.013
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As costly stem cell treatments progress from experimental concepts toward licensed products and routine procedures, governmental and private payers grapple with shrinking budgets to cover more lives. We describe efforts underway in the US to create mechanisms for reimbursement of cell therapies and discuss other reimbursement-related issues for the stem cell community.