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American Association of Retired Persons: Specialty Drug Prices Continue 12-Year Surge
June 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- AARP issued the following news release:

The prices of widely used specialty prescription drugs grew more than three times faster than general inflation in 2017, according to a new AARP Public Policy Institute report released today. The new report found that the average annual price for a single specialty drug used on a chronic basis is now nearly $79,000, compared to $27,824 in 2006.

Specialty drugs often require special administration and handlin . . .

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