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Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From
Health Affairs

 

Today's newsletter highlights an article from Alice Chen and colleagues
on the competition created by biosimilars in the biologic drug market.

 

Biosimilars Drive Competition

In their recently published Datawatch, Alice Chen and coauthors compare
prices and market share dominance of the cancer drug trastuzumab
(Herceptin) and five of its biosimilars since 2019
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Using Medicare claims data, they find that between the first quarter of
2019 and the second quarter of 2022, Herceptin's average sales price
fell 21 percent.

Also, "By the end of the second quarter of 2022, the biosimilars'
average sales prices ranged from 28 percent to 58 percent of the
originator's average sales price in the first quarter of 2019." This
finding suggests that biosimilars are effectively making biologic
markets more competitive.

Herceptin also lost market share following the introduction of
biosimilars.

Visit healthaffairs.org <[link removed]> for more on the
impact of biosimilars on biologic markets.

Read the Article
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Jessica Adler on Jail Conditions and Death Rates

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jessica Adler from
Florida International University on her recent paper examining the
relationship between jail conditions and characteristics and death rates
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Elsewhere at Health Affairs

Read Health Affairs' new Forefront series, Private Sector Solutions
for Health Equity
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featuring health equity experts as they examine private-sector
initiatives and responsibility to advance health equity. The series
includes articles exploring private-sector efforts to challenge
injustices in health care. Topics covered include cardiovascular health,
mental health, and maternal health.

In the first article in the series, author Lisa A. Cooper argues that by
expanding their view and thinking regionally, even globally,
private-sector companies can significantly improve the lives of people
in the communities
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in which they do business.

We are grateful to CVS Health <[link removed]> for
supporting this series.

Also today in Health Affairs Forefront, Annapoorna Prakash and
colleagues discuss building a global framework for telehealth
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Elevating Voices

During June, we're highlighting influential voices and organizations who
have made an impact on LGBTQ+ health equity and policy.

In a June 2023 article, Andrew Bolibol and coauthors examine trends in
health insurance coverage and access to care for LGBT and non-LGBT
adults following the implementation of the ACA and the
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Despite changes in insurance coverage, they note that LGBT adults face
persistent disparities in access to care, and that LGBT people were
still more likely than their non-LGBT peers to forgo care due to cost.

Bolibol also joined us on the A Health Podyssey
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to discuss the article
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Daily Digest

Private Sector Companies Must Partner With Communities To Advance Health
Equity
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Lisa A. Cooper

Building a Global Framework for Telehealth
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Prakash et al.

Cancer Drug Trastuzumab And Its Biosimilars Compete On Price For Market
Share
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Alice Chen et al.

 

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