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Arthur Allen

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money and pain. But will it be used?

A new precision medicine test could help doctors and patients zero in on the right arthritis drug much sooner. But insurance coverage and drug company incentives are hurdles to widespread use. (Adam Gault/SPL/Getty Images)

SAN DIEGO — Dr. Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful joints hadn't responded to Enbrel or Humira, two drugs in the same class.

But the insurer insisted, so Schulte went on Remicade. It didn't work either.

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