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Prescription drugs spending in the United States by payer 2010-2015

Prescription drugs spending in the United States from 2010 to 2015, by payer

The data represents the spending for prescription drugs in the U.S. from 2010 to 2015, sorted by payer. In 2015, some 140 billion USD were paid by private health insurances for prescription drugs.

Private health insurance	117	122.2	117	117.9	127.3	139.8
Out-of-pocket	48.8	45	46.8	45.9	44.7	45.5
Other payers	3.4	3.7	2.5	2.5	2	2
Medicare	59.5	63.7	68.2	74.6	86.4	94.1
Medicaid	20.2	19	19.6	21.2	27.3	31.8
Other public health insurance	10.3	9.4	9.1	8.9	9.9	11.4

Prescription drugs spending in the United States by payer 2010-2015

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