This statistic describes the spending for prescription drugs in the United States from 2013 to 2021, sorted by payer. In 2021, approximately 151 billion U.S. dollars were paid by private health insurance for prescription drugs.
Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by payer
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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CHCF. (August 7, 2023). Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247700/us-prescription-drugs-payments-by-insurance/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CHCF. "Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247700/us-prescription-drugs-payments-by-insurance/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CHCF. (2023). Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247700/us-prescription-drugs-payments-by-insurance/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CHCF. "Prescription Drugs Spending in The United States from 2013 to 2021, by Payer (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247700/us-prescription-drugs-payments-by-insurance/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CHCF, Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247700/us-prescription-drugs-payments-by-insurance/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 18, 2025)
Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2021, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], CHCF, August 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247700/us-prescription-drugs-payments-by-insurance/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
