TY - JOUR
T1 - Provider Barriers in Uptake of Biosimilars
T2 - Case Study on Filgrastim
AU - Chang, Jessica
AU - Karaca-Mandic, Pinar
AU - Go, Ronald S.
AU - Schondelmeyer, Stephen
AU - Weisdorf, Daniel
AU - Jeffery, Molly Moore
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - In this article, we used administrative claims data from the OptumLabs Data Warehouse and American Hospital Association Annual Survey data to examine associations between hospital characteristics and uptake of biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor treatments. We found that 340B-participating hospitals and non–rural referral center (RRC) hospitals that reported owning rural health clinics were less likely to administer the lower-cost biosimilars, whereas the opposite was true for hospitals that are RRCs. To our knowledge, our study offers a first look at an underappreciated source of disparities in access to lower-cost medications such as biosimilars. Results from our study reveal opportunities for targeted policies to encourage adoption of lower-cost treatments, particularly among hospitals that serve rural communities where patients often have fewer choices in care site.
AB - In this article, we used administrative claims data from the OptumLabs Data Warehouse and American Hospital Association Annual Survey data to examine associations between hospital characteristics and uptake of biosimilar granulocyte colony-stimulating factor treatments. We found that 340B-participating hospitals and non–rural referral center (RRC) hospitals that reported owning rural health clinics were less likely to administer the lower-cost biosimilars, whereas the opposite was true for hospitals that are RRCs. To our knowledge, our study offers a first look at an underappreciated source of disparities in access to lower-cost medications such as biosimilars. Results from our study reveal opportunities for targeted policies to encourage adoption of lower-cost treatments, particularly among hospitals that serve rural communities where patients often have fewer choices in care site.
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U2 - 10.37765/ajmc.2023.89363
DO - 10.37765/ajmc.2023.89363
M3 - Article
C2 - 37229790
AN - SCOPUS:85160456988
SN - 1088-0224
VL - 29
SP - E155-E158
JO - American Journal of Managed Care
JF - American Journal of Managed Care
IS - 5
ER -