The well-known businessman and TV personality told the White House that the US needs to ‘stop doing business with the big three PBMs,’ helping to fight the drug industry’s battle against the middlemen with a friendlier face not associated directly with the brand industry.

Plus alliances involving Formosa/Cristalia, Renalys/Travere, Astellas/Vivtex, Zydus/Synthon, AFT/Hyloris and Astellas/Mass General Brigham hospital.

In year two, Humira biosimilar uptake – or the lack thereof – continues to build the case for policy reform to incentivize use of cheaper biologics in the outpatient setting.

HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute provides CMS with a long list of plan sponsors and vendors that appear to be engaged in the practice, which the group argues circumvents the cost sharing protections provided by the Affordable Care Act for hundreds of drugs.