Relative Contributions of Utilization, Types of Prescription Drugs Used, and Price to Rising Prescri

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Relative Contributions of Utilization, Types of
Prescription Drugs Used, and Price to Rising
Prescription Drug Expenditures, 1993-1997 vs.
1997-2002
1993-1997
1997-2002
Source Kaiser Family Foundation and Sonderegger
Research Center analysis using National Health
Expenditures data for prescription drugs from the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics
Group, at http//www.cms.gov/statistics/nhe/histor
ical/, Table 2 price data from IMS Health,
Pharmaceutical Pricing UPDATE, various years and
utilization data from IMS Health, National
Prescription Audit Plus, various years, updated
with data from the IMS Health web site at
http//www.imshealth.com.