Medicare Part D payments for neurologist-prescribed drugs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe neurologists' Medicare Part D prescribing patterns and the potential effect of generic substitutions and price negotiation, which is currently prohibited.

Methods

The 2013 Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use and Summary files were used. Payments for medications were aggregated by provider and drug (brand or generic). Payment, proportion of generic claims or day's supply, and median payment per monthly supply of medication were calculated by physician specialty and drug. Savings from generic substitution were estimated for brand drugs with a generic available. Medicare prices were compared to drug prices negotiated by the federal government with pharmaceutical manufacturers for the Veterans Administration (VA).

Results

Neurologists comprised 13,

SUBMITTER: De Lott LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4836880 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature