Insurance company reports: Most costly drugs

The prescription drugs that contribute the most to annual spending by health insurance companies. Several factors are considered including each drug’s retail cost, rebates, and other price concessions.

Insurance company reports: Most frequently prescribed drugs Insurance company reports: Most costly drugs Insurance company reports: Drugs causing the greatest increase in insurance spending

Markets Included in Each Insurer’s List

BridgeSpan - Commercial markets

HealthNet - Commercial individual, small group, and large group

Kaiser - Commercial individual, small group, and large group

Moda - Indivdual and small group

PacificSource - Commercial individual, small group, large group, association, and student group

Providence - Fully-insured commercial individual, small group, and large group

Regence - Commercial markets

Samaritan - Commercial association, small group, and large group

UnitedHealthcare - Fully-insured commercial and Medicare supplemental

Additional Info

Download formatted versions of these lists (XLSX). This Excel file contains additional details for each drug and descriptions of how the insurers compiled their lists.

Download PDF versions of the original lists submitted to the program by the insurers (ZIP).