The slow uptake of biosimilars in the US

From Cahan, Kocher, and Bohn in the Health Affairs blog: Since passage of the 2010 “Biosimilars” Act aimed at stimulating non-inferior innovation and competition in therapeutics markets, only 17 agents have been approved, and only seven have made it to market. Why haven’t biosimilars been more attractive? Blackstone et al. (2013) cites 3 key issues:…