Taxpayers’ Share of US Prescription Drug and Insulin Costs: a Cross-Sectional Study

Governments directly or indirectly fund most drug purchases, including substantial expenditures that flow through private insurers. Hence, prices paid by private insurers impact government budgets, supporting the view that government should be allowed to regulate drug prices.

Authors

David U. Himmelstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2394-4915)
Elizabeth Schrier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5118-6085)
Adam Gaffney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-0661)
Steffie Woolhandler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-1058)
Danny McCormick

Institutions

Cambridge Health Alliance (US)
Harvard University (US)
City University of New York (US)
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Hunter College (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published: 2024-10-24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-09032-x
Citations: 3
Primary Topic: Medication Adherence and Compliance
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.51

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article

Taxpayers’ Share of US Prescription Drug and Insulin Costs: a Cross-Sectional Study

David U. Himmelstein, Elizabeth Schrier, Adam Gaffney, Steffie Woolhandler et al.

Oct 24, 2024

3 citations

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Medication Adherence and Compliance

1.51

article

Taxpayers’ Share of US Prescription Drug and Insulin Costs: a Cross-Sectional Study

David U. Himmelstein, Elizabeth Schrier, Adam Gaffney, Steffie Woolhandler, Danny McCormick

October 24, 2024article en

3 citations

Abstract

Governments directly or indirectly fund most drug purchases, including substantial expenditures that flow through private insurers. Hence, prices paid by private insurers impact government budgets, supporting the view that government should be allowed to regulate drug prices.

Journal of General Internal MedicineVol. 40(6)

Cambridge Health Alliance (US), Harvard University (US), City University of New York (US), University of California, San Francisco (US), Hunter College (US)

Openalex Percentile: Top 16%

Medication Adherence and Compliance

1.51

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