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ACR-Led Resolutions Supporting Research Funding, Biosimilars Access Advance at Annual AMA House of Delegates Meeting

From the College  |  June 23, 2025

An ACR-led resolution that calls for the protection of NIH funding and the ability to negotiate indirect costs will become AMA policy, along with several other resolutions supported by the ACR.

Filed under:American College of RheumatologyLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacyAMA House of Delegates (HOD)

Biosimilar Update: 2025 Brings More FDA Approvals & Interchangeability

Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP  |  June 18, 2025

Here is a brief recap of the latest FDA-approved biosimilar agents, highlighting their reference products and interchangeability.

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsDrug Updates Tagged with:adalimumabBiosimilarsdenosumabFDA approvalinterchangeabilityU.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Underwater Biosimilars Coalition Shares Results of Practice Survey with Congressional Leaders

From the College  |  May 16, 2025

This week, the Coalition sent Congressional leadership a letter detailing the results of a recent survey about how underwater biosimilars are impacting physicians’ ability to provide high-quality care. Almost all of the nearly 200 practices queried reported being  underwater on several biosimilars, with rituximab and infliximab biosimilars being the most common.

Filed under:InsuranceLegislation & AdvocacyPractice Support Tagged with:ACR advocacyBiosimilars

Colin Edgerton, MD, Testifies in Congressional Hearing on Biosimilars

Vanessa Caceres  |  April 21, 2025

In front of the U.S. House Ways and Means Subcommittee, Dr. Edgerton described how challenges of biosimilar costs threaten patient care and outlined several potential legislative solutions.

Filed under:InsuranceLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:BiosimilarsWays and Means Committee

Reproductive Health, Biosimilars & More in Focus at SOTA 2025

Ruth Jessen Hickman, MD  |  January 30, 2025

Reproductive health, biosimilars, IgG4-related disease and much more—five speakers give us a sneak peek into important topics being addressed at the ACR’s 2025 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium, April 4–6.

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsConditionsEducation & TrainingGuidanceMeeting ReportsOther ACR meetings Tagged with:ACR State-of-the-Art Clinical SymposiumBiosimilarsIgG4 related diseaseLupusOsteoporosispregnancypregnancy complicationspregnant womenskinState-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium

The Ethical Tug-of-War Over Biosimilar Adoption

Karen Ferguson, MS, & Richard L. Allman, MD, MS, FACP, FACR  |  December 9, 2024

The advent of biosimilar medications has offered the promise of significant cost savings for healthcare systems and patients. Biosimilars are highly similar versions of existing biologic drugs, providing a more affordable alternative once the original biologic patent expires. However, the adoption of biosimilars in the U.S. has been hampered by myriad roadblocks, many of which…

Filed under:Biologics/DMARDsDrug UpdatesEthicsGuidance Tagged with:BiosimilarsEthics ForumMedical necessitypharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)

After Coalition Meeting, CMS Leadership Agrees to Closer Look at Underwater Biosimilars

From the College  |  October 21, 2024

The Underwater Biosimilars Coalition shared with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services concerns about problems arising from the average sales price payment methodology and discussed potential options for addressing these challenges.

Filed under:Billing/CodingLegislation & AdvocacyPractice Support Tagged with:ACR advocacyBiosimilarsCoalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO)

ACR-Led Coalition Working Toward Legislative Solutions for Underwater Biosimilars

From the College  |  September 21, 2024

The Underwater Biosimilars Coalition will meet with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to discuss concerns about inadequate reimbursement for certain biosimilars, which has limited beneficiary access to these lower-cost alternative therapies.

Filed under:Billing/CodingLegislation & AdvocacyPractice Support Tagged with:BiosimilarsMedicare reimbursement rate

Draft FDA Guidance No Longer Requires Biosimilar Switching Studies

From the College  |  August 17, 2024

The updated draft guidance, released in June, would accept an assessment of why data provided meet the switching standard to demonstrate interchangeability of biosimilars

Filed under:GuidanceLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:Biosimilarsinterchangeability

ACR-Led Coalition on Underwater Biosimilars Grows, Charts Next Steps

From the College  |  August 5, 2024

New members include rheumatology state societies, specialty partners in gastroenterology and patient-facing organizations representing digestive and inflammatory diseases. The ACR and coalition partners are strategizing additional steps to ensure practices receive adequate reimbursement for biosimilars.

Filed under:Billing/CodingLegislation & Advocacy Tagged with:ACR advocacyBiosimilarsReimbursement

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