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6.3%
6.3% -- annual growth rate for US prescription drug spending (2025)
CMS projects that U.S. spending on prescription drugs will rise 6.3% per year on average over the next decade.
- Projected average annual growth rate by CMS over the next decade from publication date (2017)
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2025
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Brookings Institution
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ten-challenges-in-the-prescription-drug-market-and-ten-solutions/ ↗
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Ten challenges in the prescription drug market—and ten solutions | Brookings
This policy brief was prepared for “Reining in prescription drug prices,” a May 2 event presented by the Center for Health Policy and the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings.
Americans spend roughly $1 billion a day on prescription drugs. Sharp increases in U.S. spending on pr…
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Projected annual growth rate of prescription drug spending over the next decade.
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US prescription drug spending: 6.3% annual growth rate. Source: Brookings Institution (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-prescription-drug-spending-growth-rate-2025
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