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SUBMITTER: Goldman DP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6349207 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goldman Dana P DP Joyce Geoffrey F GF Lawless Grant G Crown William H WH Willey Vincent V
Health affairs (Project Hope) 20060901 5
In this paper we examine spending by privately insured patients with four conditions often treated with specialty drugs: cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. Despite having employer-sponsored health insurance, these patients face substantial risk for high out-of-pocket spending. In contrast to traditional pharmaceuticals, we find that specialty drug use is largely insensitive to cost sharing, with price elasticities ranging from 0.01 to 0.21. Given the expense of ...[more]