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Insurance committee approves Stelara biosimilar for group health plan, effective Jan. 1, 2026
Bossier Parish Insurance Committee · December 4, 2025
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The Bossier Parish insurance committee approved adding a Stelara biosimilar to the group health plan, a move staff said could save about $210,000 annually based on recent prescription volumes.
The Bossier Parish insurance committee approved adding a Stelara biosimilar to the group health plan, and staff said the change is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Nisha Bamberg, chief financial officer, told the committee the plan recorded 26 Stelara prescriptions in the 2024–25 plan year and that the plan paid…
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