In the fall of 2012, Health Management Associates Senior Consultant Jenna Walls and colleagues from the AARP Public Policy Institute, and the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD) surveyed all 50 states and the District of Columbia to develop a comprehensive picture of emerging dual integration initiatives for older adults and adults … Read More
Hospital Charges and Reimbursement for Drugs: 2019 Update Analysis of Markups Relative to Acquisition Cost
July 8, 2009
Analyses of prescription drug spending trends may not always include the role various parts of the pharmaceutical supply chain play in those trends. We estimate, based on publicly available data, how much hospitals paid, on average, to acquire a drug from its manufacturer. We then calculate the amount by which hospital charges and commercial insurers’ … Read More