Number of Medicaid Prescriptions Grew, Drug Spending Was Steady in Medicaid Expansion States
RUHRC Authors: Borders, T
Publication Date: 09/01/2016
Full Publication: Number of Medicaid Prescriptions Grew, Drug Spending Was Steady in Medicaid Expansion States
Objective
Expansions of eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act may have increased the number of Medicaid drug prescriptions. However, the expansions did not drive Medicaid spending on prescription drugs overall in 2014.
Suggested Citation
Wen H, Druss BG, Borders TF. Number of Medicaid Prescriptions Grew, Drug Spending Was Steady in Medicaid Expansion States. Health Aff. 2016;35(9):1604-1607.