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CBO Savings Estimate for Follow-On Biologics Underscores Need for Congress to Move Quickly to Create Pathway for Follow-On Biologics
6/26/2008

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report issued today projecting cost savings from S. 1695, the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007: “The CBO report shows that developing a pathway to review and approve follow-on biologics will result in cost savings to public and private purchasers of biologic products over a ten year period. The report finds that most of the savings will be obtained several years after a follow-on pathway is established, reinforcing the need for Congress to develop and pass a responsible pathway this year that protects patient safety and preserves innovation. We are essentially leaving money on the table the longer we wait to implement a pathway."

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