Drug makers have tripled the prices of top Medicare drugs
The exorbitant price hikes of the top 25 costliest drugs for Medicare Part D plans.
Key points:
- The price hikes of these drugs have more than tripled their list prices since entering the market.
- The price increases far outstripped the rate of inflation, ranging from 20 percent to 739 percent.
- Only one drug had price increases below the rate of inflation, while the average lifetime price increase for the top 25 drugs was 226 percent.