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Prescription Drugs in the Pandemic, Year 2: Pricing Rx and Going Direct-to-Consumer

Health Populi

bn for patient spending on branded drug cost-sharing after accounting for manufacture-financed support. There is one health care public policy issue that unites U.S. voters across political party: that is the consumer-facing costs of prescription drugs. Exhibit 3 shows these costs for each stakeholder, totaling $93 billion.