The Impacts of Breakthrough Drug Classes on Total Healthcare Expenditures

**Background:** Pharmaceutical firms spend billions of dollars developing new therapies, which are often sold at a substantial premium over older therapies. The costs and benefits of these newer and more expensive drugs, however, are controversial. The empirical evidence on whether newer drugs can d...

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Main Authors: Zeynal Karaca, Steven N. Wiggins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia Data Analytics, LLC 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Online Access:https://jheor.org/article/9873-the-impacts-of-breakthrough-drug-classes-on-total-healthcare-expenditures
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