Cost-efficiency analysis of conversion from reference pegfilgrastim to its biosimilar (pegfilgrastim-jmdb) and expanded access to food and transportation support for Medicare/Medicaid patients within the CMS Oncology Care Model.

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Karen MacDonald

Matrix45, LLC, Tucson, AZ

Karen MacDonald , Neda Alrawashdh , Ali McBride , Ivo Abraham

Organizations

Matrix45, LLC, Tucson, AZ, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ

Research Funding

No funding received
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Background: The CMS Oncology Care Model (OCM) aims to improve quality of care and health outcomes in cancer centers at the same or lower cost. We performed cost-efficiency analyses of converting selected cancer patients (pts) from reference pegfilgrastim (PFG) to its biosimilar (PFG-jmdb); and simulated re-allocating savings to provide nutrition and transportation support to CMS beneficiaries within OCM. Methods: Incidence rates for breast, ovarian, lung, colorectal cancers and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were extracted from SEER, further stratified by age <65 (commercial insurance) or >65 (Medicare) adjusted for Medicare/Medicaid mix. Chemotherapy (CTX) rates were matched to tumor type; of these 19.4% were assumed to require PFG prophylaxis (PPX). Two models compared respectively prefilled syringe (PFS) and on-body injector (OBI) reference PFG to PFS PFG-jmdb. Cost inputs included Average Sales Price (ASP) 3Q20 for Medicare and National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC, estimated by wholesale acquisition cost (WAC)-3.9%) for Medicaid pts plus medication administration. Cost savings across various biosimilar conversion rates for CTX cycles 1-6 were translated into $100 units of healthy food or medical transportation. Results: In 2020, biosimilar conversion for the estimated 31,210 Medicare and 1,722 Medicaid pts in the 5 tumor types needing PFG PPX yielded savings of up to ̃$19M (Medicare) and ̃$20M (Medicaid). These savings could have provided a monthly $100 food or transportation check to at least 24,716 Medicare or 33,630 Medicaid pts for 6 months. Conclusions: Savings from biosimilar conversion can be re-allocated on a budget neutral basis to food and transportation support to pts with such needs. This achieves the dual OCM aim of reducing drug budgets while enhancing patient-centric support services.

Savings/losses ($) from biosimilar conversion by cycle.
PFG
1
2
3
4
5
6
Medicare
PFG-jmdb
PFS

OBI
3,169,154

2,471,618
6,338,308

4,943,236
9,507,461

7,414,854
12,676,615

9,886,472
15,845,769

12,358,090
19,014,923

14,829,707
Medicaid
PFG-jmdb
PFS

OBI
3,401,544

3,363,068
6,803,088

6,726,136
10,204,632

10,089,203
13,606,177

13,452,271
17,007,721

16,815,339
20,409,265

20,178,407

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Health Services Research and Quality Improvement

Track

Quality Care/Health Services Research

Sub Track

Value/Cost of Care

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr e18837)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e18837

Abstract #

e18837

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