This statistic shows leading specialty therapeutic areas in the United States regarding the change in utilization during 2020. Among the shown areas, oncology had the highest positive change in utilization, with a growth of nearly six percent.
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Change in utilization of leading specialty therapy classes in the U.S. in 2020
Characteristic
Per-member-per-year utilization change
Oncology
5.8%
Inflammatory conditions
4.5%
HIV
2.1%
Multiple sclerosis
-12.1%
-12.5%-10%-7.5%-5%-2.5%0%2.5%5%7.5%10%
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Utilization trend is defined as the rate of change in total days’ supply of medication per member, across prescriptions.
The statistic includes members with
commercial insurance coverage. Members used Express Scripts for retail
and home delivery pharmacy services; they used Accredo, the Express Scripts
specialty pharmacy, for specialty drug prescriptions.
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Evernorth. (April 21, 2021). Change in utilization of leading specialty therapy classes in the U.S. in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657684/specialty-therapeutic-areas-in-the-us-utilization-change/
Evernorth. "Change in utilization of leading specialty therapy classes in the U.S. in 2020." Chart. April 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657684/specialty-therapeutic-areas-in-the-us-utilization-change/
Evernorth. (2021). Change in utilization of leading specialty therapy classes in the U.S. in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657684/specialty-therapeutic-areas-in-the-us-utilization-change/
Evernorth. "Change in Utilization of Leading Specialty Therapy Classes in The U.S. in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657684/specialty-therapeutic-areas-in-the-us-utilization-change/
Evernorth, Change in utilization of leading specialty therapy classes in the U.S. in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657684/specialty-therapeutic-areas-in-the-us-utilization-change/ (last visited July 03, 2025)
Change in utilization of leading specialty therapy classes in the U.S. in 2020 [Graph], Evernorth, April 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657684/specialty-therapeutic-areas-in-the-us-utilization-change/
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