Generic cholesterol drugs save Medicare billions of dollars
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 11:00
in Health & Medicine
The switch from brand name to generic cholesterol medications that occurred between 2014 and 2018 has saved Medicare billions of dollars, even as the number of people on cholesterol-lowering drugs has increased, scientists have calculated. Their data suggest that policymakers and clinicians could help cut Medicare costs even further by switching more patients to generic drugs.