Bottles of the drug Jardiance, made by Eli Lilly and Company, sit on a counter at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, January 9, 2020.
Two blood thinners and a diabetes medication are the drugs most widely used by Medicare beneficiaries among a list of 10 drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare.
The list names drugs with the highest spending for Medicare Part D, which covers prescription medications, for the period from June 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023.
Nearly 1.6 million Medicare enrollees used Jardiance during the same time period, according to the fact sheet.
Medicare Part D also spent more on those three drugs during the time period than it did on the seven other medicines on the list.
Persons:
Eli Lilly, Biden, Myers Squibb, enrollees, Johnson
Organizations:
Company, U.S, Medicare, Myers, Centers, Services, Pfizer
Locations:
Provo , Utah, Bristol