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    • Medicaid Spending by Drug

    Metadata Updated: June 27, 2024

    The Medicaid by Drug dataset presents information on spending for covered outpatient drugs prescribed to beneficiaries enrolled in Medicaid by physicians and other healthcare professionals. 

    The dataset focuses on average spending per dosage unit and change in average spending per dosage unit over time. Units refer to the drug unit in the lowest dispensable amount. It also includes spending information for manufacturer(s) of the drugs as well as consumer-friendly information of drug uses and clinical indications.

    Drug spending metrics for Medicaid represent the total amount reimbursed by both Medicaid and non-Medicaid entities to pharmacies for the drug. Medicaid drug spending contains both the Federal and State reimbursement and is inclusive of any applicable dispensing fees. In addition, this total is not reduced or affected by Medicaid rebates paid to the states.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

    Downloads & Resources

    References

    https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicaid-spending-by-drug-methodology

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 25, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date June 27, 2024
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Healthdata.gov

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 25, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date June 27, 2024
    Publisher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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    Data First Published 2021-12-22
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2024-06-13
    Category Medicaid
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency R/P1Y
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    Data Dictionary https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicaid-spending-by-drug-data-dictionary
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    Homepage URL https://data.cms.gov/summary-statistics-on-use-and-payments/medicare-medicaid-spending-by-drug/medicaid-spending-by-drug
    License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
    Program Code 009:000
    Related Documents https://data.cms.gov/resources/medicaid-spending-by-drug-methodology
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    Temporal 2022-01-01/2022-12-31

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