Ultra-Expensive Drugs And Medicare Part D: Spending And Beneficiary Use Up Sharply.
Journal
Health affairs (Project Hope)
ISSN: 1544-5208
Titre abrégé: Health Aff (Millwood)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8303128
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2021
06 2021
Historique:
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2021
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6
2021
medline:
9
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The proliferation of "ultra-expensive" drugs has sparked debate on their sustainability and affordability. Medicare Part D's share of annual spending on these drugs increased by 1,170 percent between 2012 and 2018, largely because the number of beneficiaries receiving them increased during this period.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34097507
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00896
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Substances chimiques
Pharmaceutical Preparations
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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