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Number Of Medicaid Prescriptions Grew, Drug Spending Was Steady In Medicaid Expansion States

Hefei Wen, Tyrone F. Borders, Benjamin G. Druss

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Expansions of eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act may have increased the number of Medicaid drug prescriptions. However, the expansions did not drive Medicaid spending on prescription drugs overall in 2014.

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Expansions of eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act may have increased the number of Medicaid drug prescriptions. However, the expansions did not drive Medicaid spending on prescription drugs overall in 2014.

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Expansions of eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act may have increased the number of Medicaid drug prescriptions. However, the expansions did not drive Medicaid spending on prescription drugs overall in 2014.

Key concepts: Medicaid, Medical prescription, Prescription drug, Health insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Family medicine, Drug, Medicine

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