Analysis: PBM Resistance Led To $6B In Missed Biosimilar Savings

By Gabrielle Wanneh / April 9, 2024 at 1:49 PM

Although pharmacy benefit managers say they are supportive of efforts to increase the availability and use of biosimilar alternatives to common high-cost prescription drugs, the Association for Accessible Medicines’ (AAM) Biosimilars Council released a new analysis showing that health plans and patients have missed out on up to $6 billion in savings related to biosimilars for the blockbuster drug Humira due to rebate schemes by PBMs.



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