Medicare Part D Pushed Drug Prescriptions Up 158 Million, Gov Cost by $32 Billion
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Nov. 1, 2007 – The Medicare drug program boosted the business of drug makers and pharmacists by 158 million prescriptions in 2006 and Medicare paid the bill of $32 billion, but a new study says the drug use and cost decrease to senior citizens was “relatively minor.”