Payment method for prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. 2016-2021

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Matej Mikulic,
May 22, 2024
In 2021, some 53 percent of all (adjusted) dispensed prescriptions in the United States were paid by a commercial third-party. This statistic shows the distribution of payment types for prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2016 to 2021.

Distribution of payment types for prescriptions dispensed in the U.S. from 2016 to 2021

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Release date

April 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2016 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Prescription counts are adjusted for prescription length and re-aggregated. Medicare Part D includes dual eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
The source does not provide any information regarding missing/exceeding percentage points (to 100 percent).
* Added from previous report.

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