Estimates Suggest That Rx Drugs Will Continue to Represent an Increasing Portion of Overall Health Spending

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Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of National Health Expenditure (NHE) Historical (1960-2016) and Projected (2016-2025) data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group (Accessed on December 13, 2017)
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