MedCity News December 13, 2024
Joy Avery

You can provide the best care possible inside the four walls of your hospital, but if your patients can’t afford their prescriptions after you discharge them, the system isn’t working.

Medication affordability is at a tipping point. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention painted a stark picture of a grim situation unfolding across the US. There are 9 million Americans who aren’t taking their medications as prescribed, solely due to the high cost of medication.

Americans spend more on prescription drugs per capita than any other nation on earth. Each year, the average U.S. citizen spends $1,200 on prescriptions. The U.S. accounts for more than half of worldwide spending on prescription drugs, while...

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