Tag Archives: Prescription Drug Costs

New Data on Part D Prescription Drugs Available

By Lee H. Rosebush and Nita Garg on May 14, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized

On April 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made available a dataset that provides detailed information on medications that physicians and other healthcare providers prescribed under the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program in 2013. CMS intends for this dataset to provide “key information to consumers, providers, researchers, and other stakeholders … Continue Reading

Latest Spike in Prescription Drug Spending Prompts OIG Investigation

By Lee H. Rosebush, Lindsay Holmes and Dena Kessler on April 22, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized

A new report released by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics shows that U.S. spending on pharmaceuticals increased in 2014 by 13.1 percent, reaching $373.9 billion. This is the highest increase since 2001 when drug spending growth reached 17 percent. According to the report, the most significant driver of medication spending was not the newly-insured … Continue Reading