Shared Savings Legislation Could Increase Medicare Biosimilar Access
Proposed Three-Year Project Would Assess Benefit Of Additional Payments
Executive Summary
Congressman Richard Hudson has introduced US legislation calling for a three-year ‘demonstration project’ into a shared savings payment scheme for biosimilar medicines provided through Medicare Part B.
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