Biosimilar Patent Thicketing Has Cost US $7.6bn
Executive Summary
A recent study by the AAM’s Biosimilars Council has found that delayed access to biosimilars has cost the US healthcare system $7.6bn since 2015; meanwhile, Medicare has foregone more than $1.2bn in savings from biosimilars since 2015.
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