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Morning! Today, we look at some promising, but early, gene therapy data from Lexeo Therapeutics, examine Medicare’s new price negotiation rules and their impact on innovation, and more.

Lexeo’s gene therapy for rare heart disease looks promising

Lexeo Therapeutics is developing a gene therapy meant to prevent deadly heart complications in patients with Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare genetic disorder of the heart. The results are early and inconclusive but promising — and Lexeo is optimistic that it could win FDA approval, after another study.

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