New data show retail medicine prices fell in 2019

In 2019, retail prescription medicine prices declined by 0.4%, on average, according to National Health Expenditures (NHE)data from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) published recently inHealth Affairs. While retail prescription medicine spending grew 5.7% that same year,this increase was due to more patients getting the medicines they need, not higher prices.
Source: The Catalyst - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tags: Let's Talk About Cost Source Type: news