Biosimilars Viability Debate Boils Up Between US Experts

The latest salvo has been fired in a fierce debate between US healthcare experts on whether US policymakers and payers should give up on biosimilars in favor of price controls on original biologics.

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A fierce debate over whether biosimilar competition can cut costs in the US is boiling up • Source: Shutterstock

Proponents of encouraging biosimilar competition in the US are depending on “flawed data” to support their arguments, according to the latest Health Affairs blog post for a group including leading oncologist Peter Bach that believes the US would be better served by regulating prices for original biologics after their period of market exclusivity.

In April this year, Bach ­– the director of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Center for Health Policy and Outcomes – ­joined...

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