Frank, Richard G.; Hicks, Andrew; Berndt, Ernst R. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Prescription Drug Consumer Price Index (CPI-Rx) has been the focus of considerable … drug price inflation. Using data from the IBM MarketScan database for the years 2010-2019 and IQVIA-designated specialty ….S. prescription drug price inflation by just under 75 basis points annually. We discuss implications for health care policy, and …