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To: bill andersen

“In the aggregate, gross Medicare drug spending on the top 10 Part D drugs in 2021 was $48 billion. Eliquis, a blood thinner manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb, was the top-selling drug, accounting for a quarter of this total, or $12.6 billion (Figure 2). Gross Medicare Part D spending exceeded $5 billion for both Revlimid, a treatment for multiple myeloma also manufactured by Bristol Myers Squibb, and Xarelto, a blood thinner manufactured by Janssen.”

https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/a-small-number-of-drugs-account-for-a-large-share-of-medicare-part-d-spending/


35 posted on 11/26/2024 8:29:00 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin

Perhaps $180 billion over a decade for blood thinners alone.


38 posted on 11/26/2024 8:36:03 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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