Policy Spotlight: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on August 12
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Be sure to register for our latest Policy Spotlight. On Thursday, August 12, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil welcomes Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of CMS.
Biosimilars And Drug Prices
Two papers in the new issue of Health Affairs discuss biosimilars and the influence of biologics on drug pricing.

James Robinson and Quentin Jarrion analyzed prices of three prominent biologics and eleven competing biosimilars in France’s single-payer health system.

“Biosimilar launches are associated with a sequence of price reductions for the originator biologic, for other biologics that treat similar conditions, and for all related biosimilars,” the authors found.

In another paper, Victor Van de Wiele and colleagues examine US patent litigation related to biosimilars. They identify two key barriers to a robust market in the US: noncompliance with steps in the litigation process established by the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act, and extensive patenting of biologic drugs by originator manufacturers.

Catch Jamie Robinson next week on the A Health Podyssey podcast when he discusses his work.

Today on Health Affairs Blog,  Laura Hermer discusses the Biden administration’s request that the US Supreme Court overturn Medicaid section 1115 demonstration safeguards.

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Health Affairs Speaker Series: Policy Spotlight
On Thursday, August 12, 2021, you are invited to join Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil when he welcomes Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the US Department of Health and Human Services. At CMS, Brooks-LaSure oversees programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the HealthCare.gov health insurance marketplace.

There will be an opportunity for viewers to contribute questions before and during the live session.

Date:     Thursday, August 12, 2021
Time:    1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Place:    Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event
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