Prescription drug spending in fee-for-service Medicare

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About The Study: Spending on prescription drugs represented approximately 27% of total health care spending among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D in 2019, even after accounting for post-sale rebates.

Authors: Stacie B. Dusetzina, Ph.D., of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2022.17825)

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