Hospitals, too, are getting slammed by sharp price increases in prescription drugs, and the industry is urging the next president and Congress to take up the issue.
Consumer groups and insurers were already complaining loudly about drug costs. Now hospitals are turning up the volume as well, leaving the pharmaceutical industry more politically isolated.
A study released Tuesday by the two biggest hospital lobbying groups found that overall, hospitals’ average annual inpatient drug spending increased by more than 23 percent between 2013 and 2015.
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