Industry Resources | December 3, 2020
Medicare Part B Drugs: Trends In Spending & Utilization, 2006 Through 2017
On November 20, 2020, the U.S. Office of Health Policy published this issue brief regarding trends in spending and utilization for Medicare Part B drugs, from 2006 through 2017. The paper presents the data on Medicare FFS Part B drug spending and utilization, describes the current pricing system, and discusses the system’s financial incentives that could help explain the underlying rising trends in spending. It also describes new policy initiatives that have been proposed or implemented since March of 2016 . . .