Matrix45, LLC, Tucson, AZ
Karen MacDonald , Neda Alrawashdh , Ali McBride , Ivo Abraham
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. | |||||||
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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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