2021 SIXTH EDITION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL STAFF
02
Introduction
06
Medicaid Fee-forService Trends
13
Pipeline and Forecasting
Stephanie Stevens, MPH Director, Research and Publications Christine Szurek Marketing Manager
CONTRIBUTORS
03
Key Trends and Insights
04
Medicaid Pharmacy Economics
07
Class and Drug Trends
14
Methodology
Meredith Delk, Ph.D., MSW Senior Vice President, General Manager, Government Markets Nicole Quackenbush, Pharm.D. Vice President, Government PDL Markets
08
Key Therapeutic Classes by Net Dollar Impact
15
Glossary
Karim Prasla, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS Vice President, Clinical Outcomes, Advanced Analytics, and Research Katie Lockhart, MS Manager, Forecasting and Pharmacoeconomics
Kristen Haloski, Pharm.D., AAHIVP Senior Director, Government PDL Markets Kristin Haas Senior Data and Reporting Analyst Doug Brown, R.Ph., MBA Senior Vice President, Value and Access Coeus Consulting Group
Eileen Zimmer, Pharm.D., MBA Senior Director, Government PDL Markets
© 2021 Magellan Rx Management. Magellan Rx Management Medicaid Pharmacy Trend Report™ 2021 is published in conjunction with D Custom. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. The content — including text, graphics, images, and information obtained from third parties, licensors, and other material (“content”) — is for informational purposes only. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Figures may be reprinted with the following citation: Magellan Rx Management Medicaid Pharmacy Trend Report™ 2021, © 2021. Used with permission.
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MAGELLAN RX MEDICAID PHARMACY TREND REPORT / 2021
INTRODUCTION Magellan Rx Management is pleased to present the sixth edition of the Magellan Rx Management Medicaid Pharmacy Trend Report, the industry’s only detailed source that looks at both the gross and net drug spend trends across Medicaid. The year 2020 was unlike any other. Dealing with a worldwide pandemic disrupted lives and the way we think about healthcare. In response to the pandemic, states considered alternative pathways to continuity of care for patients such as telehealth, virtual pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committee meetings, and other technology-based solutions.
The story of the Medicaid FFS top drug classes remained almost identical to that of previous years. The top two drug classes remained HIV/AIDS and antipsychotics, which together accounted for more than 19.8% of the total net drug spend; the top five classes accounted for almost 40% of total net spend (see figure 2).
Meanwhile, advances in healthcare moved forward. An unprecedented number of drug approvals and new drugs expanded the market. Specialty drugs such as Mavyret, a pangenotypic therapy for hepatitis C, and Trikafta, a combination therapy for cystic fibrosis, made their mark, representing the highest net dollar impact in their categories. These and other introductions led to a modest increase in specialty cost trend and a positive trend in traditional for the first time in this report’s history (see figure 1).
Adjustments for the pandemic aside, states continued to explore unique payment models,
In another milestone, 2020 specialty net cost crossed a threshold predicted since this publication’s first report: Specialty drugs accounted for more than half (51.4%) of the net drug spend in Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS), while still making up only 1.3% of all utilization — a trend we see across all lines of business but most significantly in Medicaid.
FIGURE 1: MEDICAID 5-YEAR NET COST PER CLAIM TREND 2016-2020 Traditional
Specialty
including subscription and outcomes-based contracting models to counterbalance the increasing cost of specialty drugs. These are imperative tools in the shift from volume-based cost savings toward value-based cost savings. All of these updates made for a dynamic year in Medicaid, which we examine in this report. Thank you for your continued interest in the Medicaid Pharmacy Trend Report. We are confident the information in this report will drive meaningful conversations and strategic opportunities to manage Medicaid pharmacy programs in the coming years.
FIGURE 2: TOP 5 CLASSES BY NET SPEND 2020
Overall Trend
HIV/AIDS
Antipsychotics
Hemophilia Treatment
Anticonvulsants
Cystic Fibrosis, Oral
Other
10.7% 9.1% 0
0
6.7% 6.5%
20.5 1.9% -5.1%
4.6 -4.4% -9.7%
6.1 0.8% -2.6%
8.6 4.3% -0.4%
10.9 8.9% 1.7%
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
%
%
%
%
%
61.4%
5.6%
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KEY TRENDS AND INSIGHTS Overall Trends
Traditional vs. Specialty Impact
FIGURE 3: 2020 TREND IN NET SPEND
Specialty net cost surpassed traditional net cost, as predicted for the past few years. Even so, claim volume remains nominal at 1.3%.
8.9%
FIGURE 6: TOTAL NET COST
FIGURE 5: CLAIM VOLUME
Overall Trend
Traditional
1.7%
10.9%
Traditional Trend
Specialty Trend
Specialty
Traditional
1.3%
Specialty
1.3% 47.9%
0.44
0.6%
$
204.26
Utilization Trend
Cost Trend
6.1%
$
Utilization Trend
Cost Trend
FIGURE 4: OVERALL COST TRENDS 2019-2020 2019
2020
2019
2020
98.7%
98.7%
2019
2019
8.5%
2020
% Change
2019
2020
131.01 73.82
$
% Change
8.1%
$
120.80
48.6%
FIGURE 8: SPECIALTY COST TREND
5.0%
$
2020
52.1%
FIGURE 7: TRADITIONAL COST TREND
% Change
51.4%
4,141.48
$
77.49
$
3,831.36
$
10.9% 8.9%
49.09
$
1.7%
1,881.05
$
53.46
$
25.90
$
Gross Cost per Claim
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Net Cost per Claim
MAGELLAN RX MEDICAID PHARMACY TREND REPORT / 2021
Gross Cost per Claim
2,085.31
$
26.34
$
Net Cost per Claim
Gross Cost per Claim
Net Cost per Claim
MEDICAID PHARMACY ECONOMICS The Medicaid pharmacy pricing landscape has remained largely unchanged over the six years MRx has published this report. The basic tenet of the program is the same: Manufacturers agree to a base, or “federal”, rebate in exchange for mandatory pharmacy coverage for their products by states that provide the Medicaid pharmacy benefit. All states and the District of Columbia currently offer this benefit to Medicaid recipients. Hence, manufacturers gain “payable” status everywhere through this agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicaid rules also permit additional, or “supplemental,” rebates to be contracted by individual states or a group of states to further reduce the net cost of pharmaceuticals. These rebate contracts are protected by Medicaid’s best price exemption, which means they do not impact the manufacturer’s Medicaid best price. The pharmacy benefit is included in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), so states share supplemental rebates as they do federal rebates with the federal government. The other rebate factor in the equation, the rebate offset amount, continues to go entirely to the federal government and constitutes a small portion, roughly 2.5%, of the federal rebate. In 2020, the average total discount was 59.2% (54.2% federal and 5% supplemental).
Key Points in Medicaid Economics » L owest net cost is calculated net of federal, supplemental, and rebate offset amount. » D o not chase supplemental rebates at the expense of lowest net cost. » B rand drugs can be less expensive than their generic equivalents and can save states millions of dollars.
FIGURE 9: MEDICAID PHARMACY ECONOMICS
Brand Drug Price
$100.00
$50.00
Generic Drug Price
State Net Drug Cost
Supplemental Rebate
State Net Drug Cost
$23.10
Brand Federal Rebate
(Greater of 23.1% AMP or AMP Best Price + CPI-U Penalty)
New Drug Introduction
Time
Generic Federal Rebate
(13% AMP + CPI-U Penalty)
Patent Expiration/ Generic Introduction
The Economics To understand Medicaid economics at the drug level, assume pharmacy reimbursement, wholesale acquisition cost (WAC), and average manufacturer price (AMP) are all the same. In this instance, a new brand drug enters the market with a minimum mandatory rebate of 23.1% of AMP. This drug enters a competitive class with three clinically equivalent therapeutic alternatives, each with higher discounts and lower net costs than the new drug. With a pharmacy reimbursement cost of $100, the net cost to the state is $76.90 ($100 minus 23.1%, or $23.10). To be competitive, the manufacturer will offer an additional discount, known in Medicaid as a “supplemental rebate,” to lower the net cost from $76.90 to a competitive
price of $50. The value of the supplemental rebate at time zero is equal to $26.90, and the total discount is 50%, or $50. As time progresses, manufacturer pricing actions drive up the total discounts. Still, due to the inverse relationship between supplemental and federal rebates, supplemental discounts decline over time as the total federal discount increases (see figure 9). As the patent expiration approaches, the manufacturer generally increases the cost of the drug. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) penalty accelerates the growth of the federal rebate in the quarters prior to that event.
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FIGURE 10: EXAMPLE OPPORTUNITY COSTS PREFERRING BRANDS OVER GENERICS 1 Brand
Generic Generic becomes cost-effective over brand
50K 150K
$ $
Q1
50K 130K
50K 115K
$
$
$
$
Q2
Q3
50K 100K
$ $
Q4
50K 85K
50K 45K
Brand Two-Year Cost: $400K
50K 35K
50K 25K
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Q1
Q2
2019
Q3
Generic Two-Year Cost: $685K
Q4
2020
Two-Year Net Spend:2 $355K
1 Model illustrates 1,000 claims per quarter paid at generic and brand. 2 Lower of brand or generic
Generic Impact At patent expiration, the launch of a generic is widely seen as a way to lower drug costs and save patients money. While this is true in many markets, in Medicaid, the launch of a generic requires careful thought and financial evaluation. When generics first enter the market, they typically launch at a discounted price point relative to the brand’s full price but have a federal rebate at 13% of AMP. The net cost of a brand drug can be significantly less than the generic at this time (see figure 10). Factors affecting the availability of this new generic can cause the net cost of
to classify brand and generic drugs by their CMS drug class indicator instead of by their formal label name. These indicators are single-source; innovator, multiple-source; or non-innovator, multiple-source. The impact to FFS is significant because authorized generics (AGs) that have a non-innovator, multiplesource (generic) label name pay an innovator, multiple-source (brand) federal rebate and are counted as brand drugs by CMS. Over the two-year period 2019-2020, states averaged an 86% effective generic dispensing rate (GDR) (see figure 11) when the drug did not have a proprietary drug name and where AGs count as generic even though they pay a brandlike CMS rebate. In 2020, states included in this report saved $378.6 million or $65.53 per claim using a brand over generic strategy.
the generic to remain relatively high for periods lasting from six months to multiple years.
Generic Utilization Rate
FIGURE 11: GENERIC UTILIZATION RATE 2019-2020
Medicaid FFS programs most often reported lower generic utilization rates than Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) or other commercial programs because of the federal rebate’s impact on the net cost of brand drugs compared to their generic equivalents. CMS calculation of generic efficiency requires states
Medicaid Forecasting
2019 85.6%
FIGURE 12: MEDICAID FORECASTING
MRx Predict is Magellan Rx’s advanced analytics platform that
MRx Predict shows that the overall gross trend is expected to increase
unlocks proactive insights to help improve clinical and economic
steadily until 2023, which will see a 1.5% decrease. Gross and net trend
outcomes. MRx Predict proactively identifies patients at risk of
both see their largest predicted increase from 2019 to 2020. Unlike gross
experiencing adverse events and forecasts future drug-cost drivers
trend, net trend will increase through 2023, when it will taper to 0.6% (see
for customers. Two different models are available: Drug Cost Forecast
figure 12). Rebates will continue to help offset increasing drug prices, but
provides macro predictions on drug spend and trends and the factors
the high cost of new specialty drugs will continue to impact the net trend.
Gross/Rx
identifies and stratifies individual patients based on the probability of being nonadherent to chronic medications to improve patient outcomes. Medicaid forecasting data can be found on page 13.
MAGELLAN RX MEDICAID PHARMACY TREND REPORT / 2021
Net Net/Rx
131.01
$
138.74
$
-1.5%
4.5%
5.9%
8.5%
3.7%
144.98
$
142.81
$
120.80
$
driving those future trends. At-Risk Patient Identification proactively
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2020 86.3%
49.09 2019
$
53.46
$
2020
56.99
$
2021
0.6%
4.6%
6.6%
8.9%
4.3%
59.61
$
2022
59.99
$
2023
MEDICAID FEE-FOR-SERVICE TRENDS Federal Rebate Update
Overall Drug Cost Trends
Following a several-year increasing trend, the aggregate federal rebate percentage inclusive of the rebate offset amount (ROA) decreased 0.4% in 2020, from 54.6% in 2019 to 54.2%. This decline, driven by new specialty drugs, was offset by a corresponding rise in supplemental rebates — good news for states. On closer inspection, the federal rebate on traditional drugs increased to 64.6%, up nearly two percentage points from 2019. The federal rebate on specialty drugs decreased 2.6%, from 48.4% to 45.8%. Considering that new-to-market drugs start with a federal rebate of 23.1% of AMP, higher utilization of newer products likely pulled down the average specialty federal rebate.
2020 saw an increased gross cost per claim and net cost per claim of 8.5%, or $10.21, and 8.9%, or $4.37, respectively. The first positive traditional trend in five years and a double-digit specialty trend contributed to these significant increases (see figures 14 and 15). FIGURE 14: GROSS COST PER CLAIM 2019-2020 2019
2020
The average federal rebate can subdivide into specialty and traditional drugs or brand and generic drugs (see figure 13). As previously noted, the growth in specialty net spend was the primary driver of lower average federal rebate in 2020.
% Change
10.5% 1.5%
123.91 122.07
10.1%
12.0%
133.04 118.76
134.62 121.81
132.74 120.54
8.5%
131.01 120.80
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FIGURE 13: FEDERAL REBATE PERCENTAGE BY SEGMENT
Weighted Average
FIGURE 15: NET COST PER CLAIM 2019-2020 Brand 66.6%
Specialty 48.4%
Federal Rebate* 54.6%
2019
Brand 66.2%
Traditional 62.7%
Specialty 45.8%
Federal Rebate* 54.2%
Generic 11.3%
Generic 9.7%
2019
2020
2020
12.8%
9.1%
13.0%
8.9%
Traditional 64.6% 1.1%
49.52 48.96
54.31 48.04
54.85 50.28
55.36 49.06
53.46 49.09
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Q1 *Federal rebate as a percent of pharmacy reimbursement and net of ROA
% Change
Q2
Q3
Q4
Weighted Average
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CLASS AND DRUG TRENDS Therapeutic Class Net Dollar Impact
Drug Net Spend Impact
Cystic fibrosis, oral, and HIV/AIDS had the highest net dollar impact and highest net spend among classes, while stimulants and hemophilia had the largest decreased net dollar impact (see figure 16).
The top drugs by percent of net spend belong to the top five classes by net spend. The specialty benefit had the top three drugs by percent of total net spend. HIV/AIDS accounted for three of the top eight drugs, contributing 6.5% of total spend, equating to $335.6 million. Although hepatitis C is still contributing to specialty’s decrease in total net spend, Mavyret utilization contributed to the class’s 1.3% of specialty’s total net spend (see figure 18).
Three of the five classes whose net dollar impact decreased — stimulants and related agents, hemophilia, and hepatitis C — also saw decrease in net spend and claim volume. In traditional, impact to net dollar changes was lower than in previous years, contributing to the first positive traditional trend in five years (see figure 17).
FIGURE 16: 2020 TOP 5 CLASSES WITH INCREASING TOTAL NET SPEND BY DOLLAR IMPACT Traditional
On the traditional benefit, antipsychotic agents accounted for five of the top eight drugs, contributing 5.3% of total net spend, or $273.6 million (see figure 19).
FIGURE 18: 2020 TOP 10 SPECIALTY DRUGS BY PERCENT OF TOTAL NET SPEND
Specialty
1.20
$
4.1% 0.67
$
0.64
3.8%
$
0.56
$
0.42
1.6%
$
Cystic Fibrosis, Oral
HIV/AIDS
Antipsychotics
Cytokine and CAM Antagonists
Anticonvulsants
FIGURE 17: 2020 TOP 5 CLASSES WITH DECREASING TOTAL NET SPEND BY DOLLAR IMPACT Traditional Stimulants and Related Agents
Biktarvy (oral)
Trikafta (oral)
Hemlibra (SQ)
1.4%
1.3%
Genvoya (oral)
Mavyret (oral)
0.98%
0.95%
0.87%
Triumeq (oral)
Eloctate (IV)
Stelara Syringe (INJ)
FIGURE 19: 2020 TOP 10 TRADITIONAL DRUGS BY PERCENT OF TOTAL NET SPEND
Specialty Hemophilia Treatment
Hepatitis C Agents
Glucocorticoids (Inhaled)
Antivirals, Oral
-0.12
$
-0.37
$
-0.32
$
-0.24
$
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
Rexulti (oral)
Abilify Maintena (IM)
0.7%
-0.68
$
Invega Sustenna (IM)
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Vraylar (oral)
Epidiolex (oral)
Suboxone Film (SL)
Dupixent Syringe (SQ)
Latuda (oral)
KEY THERAPEUTIC CLASSES BY NET DOLLAR IMPACT
Cystic Fibrosis, Oral
HIV/AIDS Net Dollar Impact $1.20
$116.8M Net Spend Trend
68.7%
64.6%
Total Net Spend Trend
2.5%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Net Dollar Impact $0.67
$68.0M
14.1%
Net Spend Trend
0.1%
Total Net Spend Trend
14.0%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Class Summary
Class Summary
Cystic fibrosis, oral, a specialty class, was the No. 5 net spend category in 2020, with a positive net dollar impact on total net spend. New combination therapy Trikafta made a huge splash in the category, with the highest net dollar impact of all agents. Combining the tablet and packet formulations, Kalydeco had the second-highest market share in the class but a negative net dollar impact.
HIV antiretrovirals, a specialty class, remained the No. 1 net spend class in 2020 and was also the No. 1 positive trend driver. The top six drugs in the class made up close to one-third of market share, led by Biktarvy. After three years on the market, Biktarvy is not only the No. 1 net spend product in Medicaid but has also gained a quarter of the class’s market share.
FIGURE 20: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT
FIGURE 24: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT Trikafta (oral) Orkambi packet (oral) Orkambi tablet (oral) Symdeko (oral)
Kalydeco packet (oral)
Market Share
Biktarvy (oral) Genvoya (oral)
Kalydeco tablet (oral)
Descovy (oral) Other
Net Dollar Impact Change
Market Share
7.5%
Triumeq (oral)
Truvada (oral)
Net Dollar Impact Change
16.4%
10.5%
25.5%
4.4% 13.7%
Tivicay (oral)
9.5
%
66.9%
1.87
10.0%
9.5%
8.2%
9.2%
7.7%
7.3%
$
29.8%
10.9% 0.03 $0.01 0
$0.79
5.2% 9.4%
$
7.6% 34.1%
6.2
%
2.9
%
-0.29
$
-0.06
$
$0.12 37.3%
33.9%
8.0% 8.4% 2019
2020
$-0.06
$0.01 0
-0.02
$
$-0.07 -0.36
$
2020
$-0.10 2019
2020
2020
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Antipsychotics
Cytokine and CAM Antagonists Net Dollar Impact $0.64
$64.3M
15.9%
Net Spend Trend
6.4%
Total Net Spend Trend
8.9%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Net Dollar Impact $0.56
$54.7M
57.7%
Net Spend Trend
21.4%
Total Net Spend Trend
29.8%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Class Summary
Class Summary
Antipsychotics, a traditional class, was the No. 2 net spend category in 2020, with a positive net dollar impact on total net spend. Quetiapine (Seroquel) had the highest market share in the class, while Vraylar, not included due to low market share, had the highest dollar net impact on the class.
Cytokine and cell adhesion molecule (CAM) antagonists, a specialty class, was the No. 7 net spend category in 2020, with a positive net dollar impact on total net spend. Humira injector remained the agent with the highest market share but lost some market share to Cosentyx injector.
FIGURE 21: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT
FIGURE 26: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT
Quetiapine tablet (oral) Risperidone tablet (oral)
Olanzapine tablet (oral) Latuda (oral) Aripiprazole tablet (oral) Other
Market Share
23.7%
Haloperidol (oral)
Stelara syringe (INJ) Humira pen kit (INJ)
Net Dollar Impact Change
9.3%
5.4%
5.4% 3.0%
5.0% 4.3%
3.1%
15.2%
14.3%
17.3%
17.8%
26.2%
26.3%
2019
2020
Otezla (oral)
Market Share
23.8%
9.2%
Cosentyx pen injector (SQ) Other
3.3%
Enbrel pen (INJ)
Humira kit (INJ)
Net Dollar Impact Change 6.1% 4.5%
11.4%
9.6%
8.5%
8.0%
41.7%
40.9%
3.9%
0.28
$
$0.61
0.22
$
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 $0.00 $-0.01 $
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$ $ $
2020
25.8%
27.0%
2019
2020
0.09
$
-0.03
$
2020
$0.02 0 $-0.01 $-0.01
KEY THERAPEUTIC CLASSES BY NET DOLLAR IMPACT
Anticonvulsants
Opiate-Dependence Treatment Net Dollar Impact $0.42
$42.4M
14.3%
Net Spend Trend
11.1%
2.9%
Total Net Spend Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Claim Volume Trend
Net Dollar Impact $0.23
$22.7M
21.0%
Net Spend Trend
13.4%
Total Net Spend Trend
6.7%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Class Summary
Class Summary
Anticonvulsants, a traditional class, was the No. 4 net spend category in 2020, with a positive net dollar impact on total net spend. Although new agent Epidiolex had less than 1% market share, it contributed to the positive net spend, accounting for 1.4% of total net spend, and was the No. 5 drug by net spend across traditional and specialty categories.
Opiate-dependence treatment, a traditional class, was the No. 8 net spend category in 2020, with a positive net dollar impact on total net spend. The majority of market share belongs to Suboxone film, which makes up 49.8% of the total net spend for the category.
FIGURE 23: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT
FIGURE 27: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT
Lamotrigine tablet (oral) Topiramate tablet (oral)
Levetiracetam tablet (oral) Divalproex tablet (oral) Divalproex ER (oral) Other
Clonazepam (oral)
Suboxone film (SL) Buprenorphine HCL (SL) Naltrexone (oral) Buprenorphine/naloxone tab (SL) Narcan spray (nasal) Other
Net Dollar Impact Change
Market Share
14.6%
15.2%
8.8%
8.8%
7.0%
7.0%
15.8%
15.7%
11.4%
11.3%
6.1%
5.9%
Market Share
67.2%
36.3
%
66.0% 0.21
0.39
$
36.1
%
6.6%
6.7%
5.8%
6.1%
$
5.7
4.9% 4.7% 4.5%
$
%
81.0%
2020
Net Dollar Impact Change
$
0.01 0.01 0.01 $0.00 $ $ $
2019
Zubsolv (SL)
2020
4.3%
2.9%
7.5%
7.1%
2019
2020
0.01 0.01 0.01 $0.01 $0.01 $
0
-0.03
$
2020
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Oncology, Oral: Hematology
Hepatitis C Agents Net Dollar Impact $0.12
$12.1M
16.8%
Net Spend Trend
5.3%
Total Net Spend Trend
10.9%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Net Dollar Impact $-0.32
$-29.5M
-23.2%
Net Spend Trend
-18.2%
Total Net Spend Trend
-6.1%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Class Summary
Class Summary
Oncology, oral: hematology, a specialty class, was the No. 10 net spend category in 2020, with a positive net dollar impact on total net spend. Market share in this class was closely spread, but Revlimid had the highest market share and accounted for 20% of class spend.
Hepatitis C agents, a specialty class, was the No. 9 net spend category in 2020, with a positive net dollar impact on total net spend. As seen in total net spend for Medicaid, Mavyret was the top agent by utilization in the class but had a negative dollar impact on the category.
FIGURE 29: SPEND AND UTILIZATION TRENDS
FIGURE 28: SPEND AND UTILIZATION TRENDS
Imbruvica tablet (oral) Revlimid (oral) Imatinib (oral) Sprycel (oral) Other
Hydroxyurea (oral)
Market Share 7.3%
3.0%
Mercaptopurine (oral)
Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (AG) (oral) Ribavirin tablet (oral) Epclusa (oral) Mavyret (oral) Other
Net Dollar Impact Change
8.2%
Market Share 3.7%
3.7%
5.4%
1.6% 1.8%
0.05
0.03
$
10.2%
-0.02 $-0.02 $
1.3% 1.7% 1.9%
-0.06
26.6%
31.6%
40.8%
Harvoni tablet (oral)
Net Dollar Impact Change
$
41.3%
Vosevi (oral)
$
-0.07
$
19.0%
16.2%
4.4% 5.6%
6.5%
19.4%
18.9%
0.04
$
0.02
$
2.4%
0.00
11
-0.18
$
5.7%
$
2019
56.2%
53.5%
2020
2020
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2019
2.1% 2020
2020
0.00
$
KEY THERAPEUTIC CLASSES BY NET DOLLAR IMPACT
Hemophilia
Stimulants and Related Agents
Net Dollar Impact $-0.37
$-33.4M
Net Dollar Impact $-0.68
-8.9%
Net Spend Trend
-2.1%
Total Net Spend Trend
-6.9%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
$-64.1M
-27.5%
Net Spend Trend
-0.8%
Total Net Spend Trend
-26.9%
Claim Volume Trend
Net Cost Per Claim Trend
Class Summary
Class Summary
Hemophilia, a specialty class, was the No. 3 net spend category in 2020, with a negative net dollar impact on total net spend. The majority of agents in the class had a net negative dollar impact, though Hemlibra and Alprolix had a positive dollar impact. Hemlibra had more than a quarter of the utilization in the class, increasing almost 10 percentage points from 2019.
Stimulants and related agents, a traditional class, was the No. 6 net spend category in 2020, with a negative net dollar impact on total net spend. Vyvanse capsule had a negative net dollar impact but accounted for the highest market share in the class.
FIGURE 22: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT
FIGURE 25: MARKET SHARE AND NET DOLLAR IMPACT
Hemlibra (SQ) Alprolix (IV) Eloctate (IV) Other
Idelvion (IV)
Advate (IV)
Market Share
Adynovate (IV)
Focalin XR (oral) Amphetamine salt combo (oral) Concerta (oral) Adderall XR (oral) Other
Net Dollar Impact Change
Market Share 7.2%
6.8%
27.4%
0.35
$
15.1%
10.5%
10.9%
19.0%
18.6%
-0.13
0.03
5.2
5.5%
$
6.8%
13.0
0
-0.02
$
-0.12
$ %
5.1%
-0.21
$
-0.12
$
5.6%
5.9%
10.8
9.3%
-0.34
32.9%
33.4%
2020
2019
2020
11.0
$
32.8%
$
%
2019
14.0%
0.01 0.00
$ $
$
16.0%
37.4%
-0.08
$
%
13.8%
Vyvanse capsule (oral)
Net Dollar Impact Change
16.6% 4.4% 5.0%
Guanfacine ER (oral)
-0.15
%
-0.27
$
2020
2020
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PIPELINE AND FORECASTING Pharmacy Pipeline
Key Conditions Forecast
Figure 30 identifies notable agents that are further from approval. These are products with the potential for significant clinical and financial impact. Their development status is being tracked on the MRx Pipeline radar. These pipeline products, their respective class or proposed indication, as well as an estimated financial forecast for the year 2025, are displayed. The financials are projected total annual U.S. sales, reported in millions.
With a steady increase in the pipeline, most key conditions will see annual increases in trend over the next three years. Conditions with generic introductions or specialized management strategies, such as hepatitis C (see figure 31), will see decreases in trend.
For more detailed information on the pipeline, please see the latest MRx Pipeline Report on our website.2
FIGURE 31: KEY CONDITIONS FORECAST 2020
2021
2022
2023
FIGURE 30: KEEP ON YOUR RADAR 69%
voclosporin
aducanumab
$649
$940
Immunology
Neurology
remdesivir COVID-19
9%
betibeglogene autotemcel (Zynteglo)
Hematology/Gene Therapy
$1,190
$366
relugolix
1% 3
%
casimersen
Women’s Health/ Oncology
Neurology/Gene Therapy
$187
$578
16%
14%
7%
10%
8%
14%
-9%
10%
Antipsychotics
7%
3% 3%
1%
1%
HIV/AIDS
5%
Hemophilia
Anticonvulsants
% 2% 4
Cystic Fibrosis
efgartigimod
mRNA-1273 vaccine COVID-19
Immunosuppressants
$2,859
$727 58%
lonapegsomatropin
elivaldogene tavalentivec (Lenti-D)
Endocrine
$589
Neurology/Gene Therapy
$42
lenadogene nolparvovec (GS010) Ophthalmology/ Gene Therapy
$39
-4%
18%
inclisiran
Cardiovascular
ipatasertib
$693
Oncology
$510
For more detailed information on the pipeline, please see the latest MRx Pipeline Report on our website.3
drug names appear in Specialty magenta throughout the publication.
3 MRx Pipeline Report. https://issuu.com/magellanrx/docs/mrx_pipeline_jul_0721?fr=sZDMzZTQwMjcxMzQ accessed September 2021.
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21%
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5% -27% -37 Stimulants and Related Agents
-5% -3
4% 5%
%
13%
17% 10%10%
-4%
-23%
0%
%
Cytokine CAM Antagonists
OpioidDependence Treatment
Hepatitis C
Oncology, Oral: Hematology
METHODOLOGY The Magellan Rx Medicaid Pharmacy Trend Report focuses exclusively on Medicaid FFS drug spend and does not include managed care utilization. It provides a comprehensive year-over-year analysis of Medicaid FFS pharmacy claims data on a cost per claim basis.
» T he report trends are based on gross cost and net cost per claim basis and compare the 2019 calendar year data to the 2020 calendar year data. » T he data set used in this evaluation contains more than 97 million claims, with a gross cost of $12.7 billion and a net cost of $5.2 billion. » T wo years of complete FFS data was obtained from 25 Medicaid FFS clients across the country. Claims data used in this report is publicly available on the CMS website: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/prescription-drugs/state-drug-utilization-data/ index.html.
» L ike commercial plans, traditional and specialty drug trends are not immune to manufacturer price actions at the gross cost level. However, the increase at the net cost level is somewhat mitigated by supplemental rebates (where applicable) and the CPI-U penalty component of the federal rebate. » T his report incorporates the CMS federal rebate data for both 2019 and 2020 to achieve the highest accuracy for the Medicaid FFS space. Federal rebate data at the drug level is confidential and protected by federal law under the Social Security Act at 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8 (b)(3)(d). Therefore, this report does not disclose net cost pricing information on a per-drug basis.
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GLOSSARY AG..................................................................................................................................................... authorized generic
HIV/AIDS................ human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AMP............................................................................................................................. average manufacturer price
INH....................................................................................................................................................inhaled/inhalation
ASP...................................................................................................................................................average sales price
INJ............................................................................................................................................................................injection
AWP.....................................................................................................................................average wholesale price
IV....................................................................................................................................................................... intravenous
CAM........................................................................................................................................cell adhesion molecule
MCO.............................................................................................................................. managed care organization
CMS.............................................................................................Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
P&T...............................................................................................................................pharmacy and therapeutics
COVID-19.................................................................severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
PDL................................................................................................................................................... Preferred Drug List
CPI-U................................................................................Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
ROA............................................................................................................................................. rebate offset amount
DUR.........................................................................................................................................drug utilization review
SL..........................................................................................................................................................................sublingual
ER..........................................................................................................................................................extended release
SQ................................................................................................................................................................ subcutaneous
FFS............................................................................................................................................................. fee-for-service
WAC................................................................................................................................wholesale acquisition cost
FMAP...................................................................................................federal medical assistance percentage
XR.........................................................................................................................................................extended release
GDR.......................................................................................................................................generic dispensing rate
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