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Nationwide, prescription drug spending last year is estimated to be $328 billion among all payers, including private insurance, Medicare Part D, and patients’ out-of-pocket expenses. Nearly 9 in 10 older adults take prescription medication. Still, the pharma industry is fighting hard to keep it off the table.
As many in the industry now know, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the most significant reform of Medicare prescription drug coverage since the creation of Part D and has wide-ranging implications for the healthcare industry. CMS negotiation may lead to additional savings for beneficiaries and for the Medicare program.
While more expensive than type 2 diabetes drugs, blood thinners follow a similar pattern of high prescription volumes. The dearth of cancer drugs (only blood cancer drug Imbruvica made this first list) stems from CMS only pursuing negotiations for Part D drugs in 2026 and 2027, then expanding to Part B drugs in 2028. With 27.5%
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Many insurers use similar networks for Medicaid and exchange plans, so shifting to an exchange plan is less likely to cause a lapse in coverage or abandonment of prescription drugs or maintenance medications that control chronic conditions. Pillo, Senior Healthcare Research and Data Analyst. The post The U.S.
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According to GlobalData’s Looking Ahead to 2023 – the Future of Pharma report, five drugs set for approval in 2023 are projected to attain blockbuster status or near-blockbuster status by 2028 with US company dominance. These drugs are set to make a combined $4.34bn in sales in 2028.
The seventh leading cause of death in the United States, diabetes costs $327 billion in medical costs and lost work and wages. By 2028, these costs are expected to climb to $6.2 While the media is focused on drug costs, which are a problem, only 12% of every healthcare dollar is spent on prescription drugs.
Fierce Pharma just reported, “a big question hanging over AbbVie CEO Richard Gonzalez is whether he can lead the Illinois pharma safely through the patent cliff of its revenue cornerstone Humira. Another biologic, Enbrel, on the market since 1998, will not have its $5 billion in sales challenged until the end of 2028.
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