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The High Prices of Prescription Drugs Increase Costs for Everyone

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Published on May 1, 2015

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Prescription drugs are one of the major drivers of rising health care costs. Soaring drug costs put a financial burden on patients who need access to lifesaving medications as well as on the entire U.S. health care system. As a result, we are all forced to pay for high-cost drugs either through higher premiums, out-of-pocket costs, or a combination of the two.

For more information on the factors driving prescription drug prices download the slide deck below: