Drug Spending Accelerated In 2014: Express Scripts

By | March 10, 2015

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Pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts (ESRX) said U.S. prescription-drug spending rose more last year than it had since 2003, according to its annual review. According to the 2014 Drug Trend Report, spending on drugs among the commercially insured rose 13.1% to $980 per member last year. Medicare spending rose 13.8% to $2,987 per member, while Medicaid spending climbed 10.2% to $882. The report said that spending on hepatitis C drugs accounted Scalper1 News

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