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Medicare's costliest drugs 2015
Top 15 costliest drugs for Medicare in 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Nov 15, 2016
This statistic displays the top 15 drugs for Medicare spent the most on, in the U.S. during 2015. On Harvoni, a hepatitis C drug, Medicare spent more than seven billion U.S. dollars during that year.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Nov 15, 2016
This statistic displays the top 15 drugs for Medicare spent the most on, in the U.S. during 2015. On Harvoni, a hepatitis C drug, Medicare spent more than seven billion U.S. dollars during that year.
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Statistics on "Medicare"
- Overview
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- Percentage of people covered by Medicare in the United States from 1990 to 2017Percentage of U.S. Americans covered by Medicare 1990-2017
- Characteristics of the Medicare population in 2019Characteristics of the Medicare population 2019
- Total Medicare income from 1970 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total Medicare income 1970-2018
- Estimated sources of Medicare revenue in 2017*Estimated Medicare revenue sources 2017
- Total Medicare assets at year-end from 1970 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Total Medicare assets at year-end 1970-2018
- Spending/costs
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- Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2017*Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the U.S. 2017
- Total Medicare spending from 1970 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total Medicare spending 1970-2018
- Medicare benefit payments by type of service in 2007 and 2017Medicare benefit payments by type of service 2007 vs 2017
- Distribution of Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2017*Supplementary Medical Insurance Medicare benefit payments 2015-2017
- Distribution of Hospital Insurance (HI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2018*Hospital Insurance Medicare benefit payments 2015-2018
- Top U.S. not-for-profit hospitals by Medicare patient charges as of 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Leading U.S. not-for-profit hospitals by Medicare patient charges 2016
- Top 10 traditional therapy classes in the U.S. by Medicare per-member-per-year (PMPY) spending in 2016 (in U.S. dollars)*Leading medical traditional therapy areas by Medicare PMPY spending 2016
- Enrollment/beneficiaries
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- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries in 2017, by ethnicityDistribution of Medicare beneficiaries 2017, by ethnicity
- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries from 2015 to 2017, by federal poverty levelDistribution of Medicare beneficiaries, by federal poverty level 2015-2017
- Top 10 U.S. states based on Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population in 2017Top U.S. states by Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population 2017
- Top 10 U.S. states based on number of Medicare beneficiaries in 2017Top U.S. states by number of Medicare beneficiaries 2017
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- Total number of Medicare hospital beds in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*Medicare - total number of hospital beds in the U.S. 1967-2017
- Number of Medicare skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*Medicare - number of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. 1967-2017
- Number of Medicare home health agencies in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*Medicare - number of home health agencies in the U.S. 1967-2017
- Number of Medicare psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*Medicare - number of psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. 1967-2017
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- Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)Prescription drugs spending in the U.S. by payer 2013-2017
- Medicare Part D payer share of retail prescriptions in 2018, by therapy area*Payer share of Medicare Part D retail prescriptions by therapy class 2018
- Out-of-pocket costs per Medicare Part D retail prescription by therapy area in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*Out of pocket costs of Medicare Part D retail prescription by drug therapy 2018
- Cost sharing for branded drugs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020Share of branded drug costs in Medicare Part D gap in the U.S. 2016-2020
- Cost sharing for generic drug costs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020 Share of generic drug costs in Medicare Part D gap in the U.S. 2016-2020
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- Outlook
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- Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 (as a percentage of the GDP)U.S. Medicare outlays and forecast as a percentage of the GDP 2000-2029
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- Health programs coverage by Medicare Part D drugs 2015
- Number of PDPs offered to Medicare beneficiaries 2006-2019, by type
- Number of Medicare PDP plans available in the U.S. 2018-2019, by state
- Cost of Medicare PDP premiums 2018-2019, by US state
- Projected 2018 revenue for top 10 drugs approved U.S. 2013
- Projected 2024 revenue for top drugs approved U.S. 2018
- Projected 2019 revenue for top drugs approved U.S. 2014
- Italy: annual turnover generated by homeopathic drugs 2016-2017
- Total Canadian drug spending in Canada by type and finance source 2018
- Usage rate of top drug classes prescribed to seniors in Canada 2016, by age
- Revenue of top growing private specialty pharmacies in U.S. 2017
- Medicare beneficiaries that received high-risk drugs in 2012 and 2014, by state
- Italy: percentage change in off-patent drugs market value Q3 2016-Q4 2018
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Statistics on "Medicare"
- Distribution of U.S. health care expenditure from 2014 to 2018, by payer
- Percentage of people covered by Medicare in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Characteristics of the Medicare population in 2019
- Total Medicare income from 1970 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Estimated sources of Medicare revenue in 2017*
- Total Medicare assets at year-end from 1970 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Spending distribution of Medicare and Medicaid in the United States in 2017*
- Total Medicare spending from 1970 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Medicare benefit payments by type of service in 2007 and 2017
- Distribution of Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2017*
- Distribution of Hospital Insurance (HI) Medicare benefit payments from 2015 to 2018*
- Top U.S. not-for-profit hospitals by Medicare patient charges as of 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Top 10 traditional therapy classes in the U.S. by Medicare per-member-per-year (PMPY) spending in 2016 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Enrollment in the Medicare program from 1966 to 2018, by type of beneficiary (in millions)
- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries in 2017, by ethnicity
- Distribution of Medicare beneficiaries from 2015 to 2017, by federal poverty level
- Top 10 U.S. states based on Medicare beneficiaries as a percentage of total population in 2017
- Top 10 U.S. states based on number of Medicare beneficiaries in 2017
- Number of Medicare hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*
- Total number of Medicare hospital beds in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*
- Number of Medicare skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*
- Number of Medicare home health agencies in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*
- Number of Medicare psychiatric hospital facilities in the U.S. from 1967 to 2017*
- Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2013 to 2017, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Medicare Part D payer share of retail prescriptions in 2018, by therapy area*
- Out-of-pocket costs per Medicare Part D retail prescription by therapy area in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
- Cost sharing for branded drugs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020
- Cost sharing for generic drug costs in the Medicare Part D coverage gap from 2016 to 2020
- Number of common Medicaid respiratory agent prescriptions annually in 2016 and 2017, by product*
- Health spending distribution in the United States 2014-2017 and projections for 2027, by payer*
- Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Medicare outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 (as a percentage of the GDP)
- Average annual growth rate in Medicare per capita spending and other measures in the U.S. between 1990s and 2027
- Costs of care for individuals in the U.S. with Alzheimer's disease to Medicare and Medicaid from 2019 to 2050 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Average monthly premium of stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) in the United States from 2006 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Medicare Part D drugs coverage in selected health plans as of 2015*
- Number of prescription drug plans (PDPs) offered to average Medicare beneficiaries from 2007 to 2019, by type
- Number of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) in the U.S. in 2018 and 2019, by state
- Average Medicare prescription drug plan monthly premium cost in 2018 and 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars)
- Projected 2018 revenue for top 10 drugs approved in the U.S. in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Projected 2024 revenue for selected top drugs approved in the U.S. in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Projected 2019 revenue for top drugs approved in the U.S. in 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Annual turnover generated by homeopathic drugs in Italy in 2016 and 2017 (in million euros)
- Total drug expenditures in Canada by type and finance source in 2012 and 2018 (in billion Canadian dollars)
- Usage rate of top 10 drug classes prescribed to seniors in Canada in 2016, by age*
- Fastest-growing private specialty pharmacies in the U.S. in 2017, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
- Percentage of Medicare beneficiaries that received high-risk drugs in 2012 and 2014, by state
- Quarterly percentage change in off-patent drugs market value in Italy from the 3rd quarter of 2016 to the 4th quarter of 2018
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