Medicare Resources and Articles

78 Million on Spent on Two Vaccines for Medicare Beneficiaries in South Carolina

North Carolina Medicare Spent 91 Million on Two Vaccines in 2023

Shingrix and Arexvy are the two most expensive vaccines in North Carolina Medicare Part D. Both are free to you. Both are worth getting.

New Diabetes Drug Costing North Carolina Medicare Beneficiaries 86 Million Per Year

Ranked 165th in prescriptions. But Mounjaro is already NC's 18th most expensive Medicare drug after launching in mid-2022.

122 Million Spent in a Year on HIV Drug in North Carolina for Medicare Beneficiaries

Ranked 249th in prescriptions. But Biktarvy is NC's tenth most expensive Medicare drug, and its presence here reflects a distinctive part of the state's health profile.

Blockbuster Drug Ozempic Ranked 52nd in Prescriptions in South Carolina

Ranked 52nd in prescriptions. But Ozempic is South Carolina's second most expensive Medicare drug.

The Diabetes Shot Behind $407 Million in North Carolina Medicare Spending

Ranked 43rd in prescriptions. But Ozempic is North Carolina's second most expensive Medicare drug, and it's still climbing.

South Carolina Spent 321 Million on Apixaban Blood Thinner

One drug. Ranked 13th in prescriptions. But Apixaban is South Carolina's single most expensive Medicare drug by a wide margin.

The Blood Thinner Costing North Carolina Medicare $689 Million a Year

One drug. Ranked 12th in prescriptions. But it costs more than the next four most expensive drugs combined.