Commercial Pharmacy Spending Rate Eclipses Five-Year Average

Health Leaders: The commercial per-member-per-month (PMPM) spending rate increase on medical pharmacy totalled 18% between 2016 and 2017, 4% higher than the five-year average, according to a new report from Magellan Rx Management released Tuesday morning.

Spending trends between Medicare and Medicaid markets were split, as Medicare spending grew by 12% in the previous two years of reporting, more than doubling the 5% annual average since 2013.

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