Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Feds decision to cover expensive drug for rare disorder doesn't go far enough

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The federal gov't has approved covering the costs for expensive drug Spinraza for patients with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, but patients with type 2 and type 3 are still having to foot the bill for their treatment. And the bill is steep.  Kira Leavitt-Palmer's son Evan is type 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices