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Who Will Pay for Prescription Drugs in 2034? Medicare's Surprising Rise in the Latest Government Forecasts

By Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. and Greis Kapexhiu In late June, the boffins at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the latest projections for U.S. spending on healthcare. (See links below.) These data provide the latest official, nonpartisan look at the future of U.S. healthcare spen

By Drug Channels · Aug 4, 2026 · via Drug Channels

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