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AJMC® in the Press, November 30, 2018
Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the healthcare and mainstream press.
Several articles from The American Journal of Managed Care®’s The Center for Biosimilars® were included in newsletters this week.
The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC)’s Monday CER Daily Newsfeed included the article, “UK Providers Seek More Real-World Evidence, Financial Incentives for Biosimilar Use,” which covered a study that assessed attitudes toward biosimilars in the clinical specialties of diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatology. Tuesday’s CER Daily Newsfeed included the article, “Pharma to Cap UK Sales Growth in Exchange for Faster NICE Appraisals and Launches,” which reported that the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry announced a voluntary deal with the UK government that involves capping the growth of sales of drugs to the National Health Service at 2% per year in exchange for faster product launches and speedier appraisals.
OBR Oncology’s Tuesday daily newsfeed mentioned the article “New CMS Proposal Includes Prior Authorizations and Step Therapy for Part D Dugs,” which reported on the proposed rule that would allow Part D sponsors to exclude drugs from formulary if they represent only new formulations of existing single-source drugs or biologics, as well as exclude drugs if their prices exceed a certain threshold over a specific look-back period. The rule also allows plans to make broader use of prior authorization and step therapy for drugs covered under Part D. Their Wednesday daily newsfeed included the article “FDA Approves Celltrion’s Rituximab Biosimilar, Truxima,” which covered the FDA’s approval of the biosimilar, referencing Rituxan, for the treatment of adults with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma either as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy.
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October 2nd 2023Robin Shah, CEO of Thyme Care, which he founded in 2020 with Bobby Green, MD, president and chief medical officer, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, to discuss his evolution as an entrepreneur in oncology care innovation and his goal of positively changing how patients experience the cancer system.
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Eculizumab Biosimilar ABP 959 Demonstrates Similarity to Reference in Patients With PNH
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Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Dr Debra Patt of Texas Oncology
August 1st 2023Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, for episode 2 of our newest podcast, "Oncology Onward: Conversations With Innovators and Changemakers in Cancer Care."
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The Impact of Nurse Practitioner Attribution in Medicare Shared Savings ACOs
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