We had an expert dig into some data for us, and he found that the number of people who say they’re having trouble affording their prescriptions is at its lowest level in about 10 years.
Joshua Gagne, PharmD, ScD, an assistant professor at Harvard, studies how drugs are used and paid for in large populations of people. We asked him if anyone was keeping track of drug affordability. It turns out that the CDC, in its National Health Interview Survey, has long asked Americans a question about how drug costs are hitting their wallets. Specifically, people are asked whether they were unable to fill a prescription in the last 12 months because of cost.
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