In 2021, Medicare accounted for ** percent of total national health expenditure on prescription drugs, a significant increase from *** percent in 2005. After private health insurance, Medicare was the second-largest payer for retail prescription drugs.
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Peterson Center on Healthcare, & KFF. (September 14, 2023). Distribution of total national health expenditures on retail prescription drugs in the U.S. in 2005, 2006 and 2021, by payer [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1618087/us-retail-prescription-drug-spending-by-payer/
Peterson Center on Healthcare, und KFF. "Distribution of total national health expenditures on retail prescription drugs in the U.S. in 2005, 2006 and 2021, by payer." Chart. September 14, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1618087/us-retail-prescription-drug-spending-by-payer/
Peterson Center on Healthcare, KFF. (2023). Distribution of total national health expenditures on retail prescription drugs in the U.S. in 2005, 2006 and 2021, by payer. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1618087/us-retail-prescription-drug-spending-by-payer/
Peterson Center on Healthcare, and KFF. "Distribution of Total National Health Expenditures on Retail Prescription Drugs in The U.S. in 2005, 2006 and 2021, by Payer." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Sep 2023, /statistics/1618087/us-retail-prescription-drug-spending-by-payer/
Peterson Center on Healthcare & KFF, Distribution of total national health expenditures on retail prescription drugs in the U.S. in 2005, 2006 and 2021, by payer ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1618087/us-retail-prescription-drug-spending-by-payer/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Distribution of total national health expenditures on retail prescription drugs in the U.S. in 2005, 2006 and 2021, by payer [Graph], Peterson Center on Healthcare, & KFF, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1618087/us-retail-prescription-drug-spending-by-payer/
