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Drug Trend Report 2020: New drugs and new indications drive specialty

April 30, 2021 | Pharmacy

Specialty treatments continue to grow as a portion of pharmacy spend. They now account for more than half of pharmacy spend — 52 percent in 2020 — and are concentrated in relatively few therapeutic categories. Specialty trend has continued to remain high over recent years, but that spend is now largely driven by members new to treatment. Utilization is now the main driver of specialty drug trend as we have successfully implemented approaches to mitigate manufacturer driven price inflation.

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