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Trends in Prescription Drug Coverage Restrictions in Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance Plans, 2011-2019

March 12, 2026 by Luca Maini

Kyle, Michael Anne, Pragya Kakani, Samantha Burn, and Luca Maini. "Trends in Prescription Drug Coverage Restrictions in Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial Insurance Plans, 2011-2019" Health Affairs Scholar (2026): qxag059.

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March 12, 2026 /Luca Maini

Savings from biosimilars and Medicare formulary access

December 05, 2025 by Luca Maini

Axelsen, Kirsten, Delphine Courmier, Ge Bai, and Luca Maini. "Savings from biosimilars and Medicare formulary access." Health Affairs Scholar 3, no. 11 (2025): qxaf214.

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December 05, 2025 /Luca Maini

Improved Insurance Coverage Increased Biosimilar Semglee’s Market Share After The FDA’s Interchangeability Designation

November 03, 2025 by Luca Maini

Kakani, Pragya, Bradley Katcher, and Luca Maini “Improved Insurance Coverage Increased Biosimilar Semglee’s Market Share After The FDA’s Interchangeability Designation.” Health Affairs 44, no. 11 (2025): 1417-1425

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November 03, 2025 /Luca Maini

Medicare Part D Savings Under the Manufacturer Discount Program vs Coverage Gap Discounts

September 10, 2025 by Luca Maini

Benjamin N. Rome, Katherine Garrett, and Luca Maini. "Medicare Part D Savings Under the Manufacturer Discount Program vs Coverage Gap Discounts" JAMA Network Open, 8, no. 9 (2025): e2530778.

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September 10, 2025 /Luca Maini

Challenges in Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Pricing for Prescription Drugs in the US

September 10, 2025 by Luca Maini

Hwang, Thomas J., and Luca Maini. "Challenges in Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Pricing for Prescription Drugs in the US." JAMA 334, no. 9 (2025): 763–764.

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September 10, 2025 /Luca Maini

Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated With Lower Drug Rebates

October 07, 2024 by Luca Maini

Kakani, Pragya, Michael Anne Kyle, Amitabh Chandra, and Luca Maini. "Medicare Part D Protected-Class Policy Is Associated With Lower Drug Rebates." Health Affairs, 43, no. 10 (2024): 1420-1427

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October 07, 2024 /Luca Maini

Benefit Design And Biosimilar Coverage In Medicare Part D: Evidence And Implications From Recent Reforms

May 06, 2024 by Luca Maini

Bertuzzi, Luca, and Luca Maini. “Benefit Design And Biosimilar Coverage In Medicare Part D: Evidence And Implications From Recent Reforms.” Health Affairs, 43, no. 5 (2024): 717-724
Media coverage: PharmaVoice

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May 06, 2024 /Luca Maini

Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs for Biologic Drugs After Biosimilar Competition

April 01, 2024 by Luca Maini

Feng, Kimberly, Massimiliano Russo, Luca Maini, Aaron S. Kesselheim, and Benjamin N. Rome. "Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs for Biologic Drugs After Biosimilar Competition." In JAMA Health Forum, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. e235429-e235429. American Medical Association, 2024.

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April 01, 2024 /Luca Maini

Impact of Including Drug Spending in Oncology Alternative Payment Models

November 13, 2023 by Luca Maini

Maini, Luca, Jacob P. Klimek, David C. Johnson, George M. Holmes, and Darren A. DeWalt. “Impact of Including Drug Spending in Oncology Alternative Payment Models” The American Journal of Managed Care 29, no.11 (2023): 579–584.

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November 13, 2023 /Luca Maini

Medicaid Expenditures and Estimated Rebates on Line Extension Drugs, 2010–2018

February 26, 2022 by Luca Maini

Hwang, Thomas J., Josh Feng, Luca Maini, and Aaron S. Kesselheim. “Medicaid Expenditures and Estimated Rebates on Line Extension Drugs, 2010–2018” Journal of General Internal Medicine 37, no. 14 (2022): 3769-3771.

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February 26, 2022 /Luca Maini

Price Increases of Protected-Class Drugs in Medicare Part D, Relative to Inflation, 2012-2017

December 31, 2020 by Luca Maini

Hwang, Thomas J., Stacie B. Dusetzina, Josh Feng, Luca Maini, and Aaron S. Kesselheim. “Price Increases of Protected-Class Drugs in Medicare Part D, Relative to Inflation, 2012-2017” Journal of the American Medical Association, 322, no. 3 (2019): 267–269.
Media coverage: FierceHealthcare

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December 31, 2020 /Luca Maini

Has the Era of Slow Growth for Prescription Drug Spending Ended?

December 31, 2020 by Luca Maini

Murray Aitken, Ernst Berndt, David Cutler, Michael Kleinrock, and Luca Maini. “Has the Era of Slow Growth for Prescription Drug Spending Ended?”Health Affairs, 35, no. 9 (2016): 1595-1603

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December 31, 2020 /Luca Maini