This statistic displays the top 15 drugs for Medicare spent the most on, in the U.S. during 2015. On Harvoni, a hepatitis C drug, Medicare spent more than seven billion U.S. dollars during that year.
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Becker's Hospital Review. (November 15, 2016). Top 15 costliest drugs for Medicare in 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/666910/medicare-costliest-drugs-in-us/
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Becker's Hospital Review. (2016). Top 15 costliest drugs for Medicare in 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/666910/medicare-costliest-drugs-in-us/
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