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来源类型 | Journal Article |
规范类型 | 其他 |
Trends in Prescription Drug Spending Leading Up to Health Reform | |
Fredric Blavin; Timothy A. Waidmann; Linda J. Blumberg; Jeremy Roth | |
发表日期 | 2014-05-18 |
出版年 | 2014 |
语种 | 英语 |
概述 | Over the past decade, prescription drug expenditures grew faster than any other service category and comprised an increasing share of per capita health spending. Using the 2005 and 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys, this analysis identifies the sources of spending growth for prescription drugs among the nonelderly population. We find that prescription drug expenditures among the nonelderly increased by $14. |
摘要 | Over the past decade, prescription drug expenditures grew faster than any other service category and comprised an increasing share of per capita health spending. Using the 2005 and 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys, this analysis identifies the sources of spending growth for prescription drugs among the nonelderly population. We find that prescription drug expenditures among the nonelderly increased by $14.9 billion (9.2%) from 2005 to 2009 and expenditures increased in 12 out of the 16 therapeutic classes. Changes in the number of users and expenditures per fill were the drivers of spending fluctuations in these categories. The main results also provide insight into generic entry, the price gap between brand and generic drugs, and from a health reform evaluation perspective, the importance of separating pre-policy secular trends in expenditures from changes attributable to specific forces, such as shifts toward generic versions of blockbuster drugs.
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主题 | Health and Health Policy |
URL | https://www.urban.org/research/publication/trends-prescription-drug-spending-leading-health-reform-0 |
来源智库 | Urban Institute (United States) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/478481 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Fredric Blavin,Timothy A. Waidmann,Linda J. Blumberg,et al. Trends in Prescription Drug Spending Leading Up to Health Reform. 2014. |
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