Policy options for addressing the high cost of specialty pharmaceuticals

The cost to U.S. consumers of specialty drugs is too high, and cost-sharing obligations are reducing patient access to affordable and life-changing medications. While accounting only for approximately 2% of prescriptions filled, specialty drugs accounted for nearly 45% of the U.S. drug spend in 2018...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kristi Abbott, Hui Shao, Lizheng Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-12-01
Series:Global Health Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2414644719302738