August 2020

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25 Aug PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS LEAD TO CARVE-OUT IN OHIO

In addition to the pandemic driven economic downturn and the consequential surge in Medicaid enrollment, rising prescription drug costs in the Medicaid program have caused tremendous fiscal pressure on state budgets over the years. In 2017, pharmaceuticals accounted for 5.1 percent of Medicaid benefit spending, and this expense...

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