AMCP 2022: Zahra Mahmoudjafari of University of Kansas Health System Discusses CAR T-Cell Therapies in Managed Care

The annual meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy will take place in Houston from March 31 - April 3 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

After the onboarding of cell and gene therapy bogged using normal pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committee procedures, UC Davis Health set up an emerging therapeutics committee to streamline and speed up the process of delivery expensive cell and gene therapies.

Spending on the GLP-1 class of therapeutics is expected to grow by 378% to $8.1 billion by 2027.

Up to 50 generics could be approved this year, including Victoza to treat patients with diabetes. If generics of Victoza become available, this would the first GLP-1 to face generic competition.

One result of the Inflation Reduction Act shifting a greater proportion the cost of drugs during the catastrophic phase of coverage to the Part D plans result may be narrower formularies.

Innovative contracts are becoming more common for gene therapies. They aim to balance a therapy’s cost-effectiveness and affordability, as well as address the uncertainty of long-term benefit.