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Linking U.S. Prescription Drug Prices to Those in Other Nations Could Cut Costs in Half
Sep 10, 2021
Estimated Savings from International Reference Pricing for Prescription Drugs
Published in: JAMA, Volume 326, Number 17, pages 1744–745 (2021). doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.13338
Posted on RAND.org on December 09, 2021
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Tying U.S. drug prices to an international reference price would have lowered 2020 US spending on selected prescription drugs by 52.3% or $83.5 billion, from $159.9 billion at US net prices to $76.3 billion.
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