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. 2024 Jul 1;142(7):678-680.
doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.1717.

Potential Medicare Part D Savings on Ophthalmic Generic Drugs

David A Collet  1 , Matthew B Urban  1 , Abha Amin  2
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Potential Medicare Part D Savings on Ophthalmic Generic Drugs

David A Collet et al. JAMA Ophthalmol. .
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Plain language summary

This economic evaluation assesses potential Medicare Part D savings on ophthalmic generic drugs if discount coupon prices are used.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. 2023 Adjusted Medicare Cost by Generic Compared With Medicare Cost if Discount Prices Were Used
Comprehensive analysis of Medicare Part D aggregate spending on various ophthalmic medications compared with their estimated annual discounted costs. Spending data were sourced from 2021 Medicare Part D spending by drug and adjusted using 2023 National Average Drug Acquisition Cost data. Discount costs were retrieved from GoodRx, SingleCare, or Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs (MCCPD) websites. The estimated annual discounted cost was derived by multiplying the lowest available unit price of each discounted drug by the number of units Medicare reimbursed. HCl indicates hydrochloride. aDiscount cost from GoodRx. bDiscount cost from SingleCare. cDiscount cost from MCCPD.
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