This statistic depicts Medicare program savings through generic drug usage in the United States during 2015, by state. In that year, Medicare Part D saved around 1.5 billion U.S. dollars through generics in Alabama.
Savings through generic drug usage in Medicare during 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars)*
Characteristic
Savings in million U.S. dollars
Alaska
55.6
Alabama
1,516.3
Arkansas
908.1
Arizona
1,148
California
6,420.5
Colorado
641.3
Connecticut
754.9
District of Columbia
197.6
Delaware
176.5
Florida
4,697.8
Georgia
2,223
Hawaii
228.6
Iowa
791
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Savings in million U.S. dollars55.655.61,516.31,516.3908.1908.11,1481,1486,420.56,420.5641.3641.3754.9754.9197.6197.6176.5176.54,697.84,697.82,2232,223228.6228.6791791261.9261.92,582.52,582.51,456.21,456.26436431,466.21,466.21,304.81,304.81,518.51,518.5807.6807.6293.2293.22,263.62,263.6983.2983.21,539.21,539.2991.9991.9168.7168.72,389.92,389.9163.7163.7486.2486.22342341,921.51,921.5315315443.9443.96,179.26,179.22,794.22,794.2746.5746.5694.1694.13,465.83,465.8339.4339.41,267.91,267.91761762,036.52,036.54,464.24,464.2359.5359.51,410.61,410.6122.5122.5927.5927.51,056.11,056.1666.1666.176.476.4AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
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GPhA. (October 20, 2016). Savings through generic drug usage in Medicare during 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/495503/generic-drug-usage-medicare-program-savings-by-state/
GPhA. "Savings through generic drug usage in Medicare during 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. October 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495503/generic-drug-usage-medicare-program-savings-by-state/
GPhA. (2016). Savings through generic drug usage in Medicare during 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495503/generic-drug-usage-medicare-program-savings-by-state/
GPhA. "Savings through Generic Drug Usage in Medicare during 2015, by State (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495503/generic-drug-usage-medicare-program-savings-by-state/
GPhA, Savings through generic drug usage in Medicare during 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495503/generic-drug-usage-medicare-program-savings-by-state/ (last visited April 07, 2025)
Savings through generic drug usage in Medicare during 2015, by state (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph], GPhA, October 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/495503/generic-drug-usage-medicare-program-savings-by-state/
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