title: Medicare Part D: Patients Bear The Cost Of 'Me Too' Brand-Name Drugs.
abstract: Prescription drugs are a major source of US health care expenditure. "Me too" brand-name medications contribute to the cost of drugs, which is substantial for consumers. In 2013 patient copayments averaged 10.5 times more for two commonly prescribed brand-name medications versus generic therapeutic alternatives.
authors.affiliation: Nicole M. Gastala (reizinee@gmail.com) is a former visiting scholar at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies, in Washington, D.C. She is a practicing family medicine physician at Primary Health Care Inc., in Marshalltown, Iowa.
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Gastala
authors.affiliation: Peter Wingrove is a research analyst at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wingrove
authors.affiliation: Anne Gaglioti is a former fellow at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies. She is a practicing family medicine physician and an assistant professor and senior research scientist at the National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaglioti
authors.affiliation: Stephen Petterson is research director at the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petterson
authors.affiliation: Andrew Bazemore is a practicing family medicine physician and director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazemore
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017047:Cost Sharing / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D016527:Drug Costs; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054524:Medicare Part D / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic; D055553:Prescription Drugs
keywords: Consumer Issues; Health Professions Education; Health Spending; Medicare; Pharmaceuticals