1 big thing: Congress takes on PBMs
“Alex Brill, CEO of the economic consulting firm Matrix Global Advisors and a senior fellow at AEI, said it is “unnecessary” to require PBMs to pass the rebates along to plans.”
PBM Concerns Induce Surprising Bipartisanship
Recent congressional focus on the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) has been intense. Six committees have held 11 hearings related to PBMs in the first 20 weeks of the 118th Congress, and legislation is advancing in both chambers.
A Drug with Two Prices
After 20 years, the monopoly for Abbvie’s Humira (adalimumab) has ended with the recent entry of Amgen’s biosimilar Amjevita. However, Amgen’s dual pricing strategy for its product has been raising some eyebrows.
New MGA Analysis of Biosimilar Coverage in Commercial Medical Benefit
A new MGA white paper from CEO Alex Brill and Principal Christy Robinson shows a positive outlook for biosimilar coverage in the commercial medical benefit.
- FDA Moves to Facilitate Biosimilar Development
- How Pharmaceutical Tariffs Will Affect US Health Care Costs
- MGA Releases New Report Quantifying the Economic Impact of Healthcare Distributors
- The Unsung Hero of the OBBBA: Permanent Expensing
- Alex Brill Interviewed by Biosimilars Review & Report
- MGA Releases New White Paper on Medicare Price Negotiations and Drug Competition
- The 340B Program’s Negative Impact on Pharmaceutical Innovation
- A Conversation with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith on Tax Reform
- New MGA Paper Identifies Barriers to US Biosimilar Success in the Second Decade
- Congress on the Brink of Disrupting the PBM Market
