title: Trends in Medicaid prescribed drug expenditures and utilization.
abstract: The findings show that with the development of a multitude of safe and effective drugs during the later part of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, drugs are, as never before, a true mainstay of medical treatment. CMS continues to monitor drug utilization and expenditures in all of its programs in order to ensure that care is rendered in a cost-effective manner that is beneficial to the patient. This highlight summarizes trends in drug expenditures and utilization in the Medicaid Program.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, S3-13-15, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, USA. tlied@cms.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Carl D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Tepper
authors.forename: Terry R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Lied
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016527:Drug Costs; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000639:trends*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States