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Test Your Knowledge of Prescription Drug Costs
April 2008

1. Which of the following components of national healthcare spending is expected to grow the fastest over the next ten years?

a) Prescription drugs
b) Hospital care
c) Physician fees
d) Insurance overhead

2. What percentage of all drug prescription costs are paid out-of-pocket by consumers (as opposed to being covered by insurance)?

a) 3%
b) 13%
c) 37%
d) 64%

3. According to drug marketing studies, every dollar spent on direct-to-consumer advertising yields how much money in additional sales?

a) $0.75
b) $1.25
c) $3.20
d) $4.20

4. The average price of a generic prescription drug is $32. How much money does the average brand name prescription cost?

a) $35
b) $55
c) $80
d) $111

5. Which group of people is more likely to get free drug samples?

a) Poor and uninsured
b) Wealthy and insured
c) Both are equally likely
d) No one knows

Sources:

  • CMS US Health Care Spending Projections, 2000-2017
  • Distribution of Out-of-Pocket Spending for Health Care Services, Snapshots: Health Care Costs, Kaiser Family Foundation, May 2006
  • Industry Facts at a Glance, National Assoc. of Chain Drug Stores Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Advertising on Prescription Drug Spending, Kaiser Family Foundation, June 2003
  • S. Cutrona, et. al., Characteristics of Recipients of Free Prescription Drug Samples: A Nationally Representative Analysis, Amer J of Public Health, 98:284, Feb 08
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