title: Analysis confirms pharmacy driving health care cost hikes.
abstract: Data insight: What drove last year's 6.6% increase in overall healthcare costs? Pharmacy cost increases. An analysis by the Center for Studying Health System Change also confirms that insurer premium increases are outstripping cost increases.
mesh_terms: D016527:Drug Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics*; D011306:Prescription Fees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States