Data analysis projections show us that prescription drug spending in the United States will steadily rise from 360 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, to 605 billion U.S. dollars in 2026. For 2021, it is projected that 32 percent of this spending will be paid by Medicare.
Projected prescription drug spending distribution in the United States by payer from 2018 to 2026*
* Based on Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of CMS National Health Expenditure Data for Projected Retail Prescription Drug Expenditures (CY 2018-2026).
Percentage points missing/exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). (September 23, 2019). Projected prescription drug spending distribution in the United States by payer from 2018 to 2026* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134264/rx-drug-spending-projection-by-payer-share-in-us/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). "Projected prescription drug spending distribution in the United States by payer from 2018 to 2026*." Chart. September 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134264/rx-drug-spending-projection-by-payer-share-in-us/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). (2019). Projected prescription drug spending distribution in the United States by payer from 2018 to 2026*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134264/rx-drug-spending-projection-by-payer-share-in-us/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means). "Projected Prescription Drug Spending Distribution in The United States by Payer from 2018 to 2026*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134264/rx-drug-spending-projection-by-payer-share-in-us/
US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means), Projected prescription drug spending distribution in the United States by payer from 2018 to 2026* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134264/rx-drug-spending-projection-by-payer-share-in-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Projected prescription drug spending distribution in the United States by payer from 2018 to 2026* [Graph], US House of Representatives (Committee on Ways and Means), September 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134264/rx-drug-spending-projection-by-payer-share-in-us/
