ARTICLE | Politics & Policy
Study: U.S. prescription drug spending to accelerate
February 14, 2018 10:03 PM UTC
A report by CMS’s Office of the Actuary predicts average spending growth of prescription drugs will outpace most large health care goods and services, averaging 6.3% growth per year for the next decade.
The expected faster growth will be driven by a shift to spending on specialty drugs, and the study predicts prescription drug spending will hit $604.8 billion by 2026, nearly double present levels...
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