ProPublica
recently analyzed Medicare Part D prescription data from 2014. Here are some
key findings from the report:
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In 2014, there were 37.1 million
Medicare beneficiaries with Part D claims.
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1.4 billion Medicare Part D
prescriptions were dispensed.
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The retail price of Part D
prescriptions in 2014 was $121.5 billion.
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The average Part D beneficiary had 38
prescriptions in 2014.
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$85.82 was the average retail price
of a prescription.
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1.35 million providers prescribed
drugs to Medicare Part D beneficiaries in 2014.
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Source:
ProPublica, November 17, 2016
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