Hospital drug spend spiked 19% from 2015-17, coalition says

Total drug spend per hospital admission increased 18.5% between fiscal years 2015 and 2017, resulting in $1.8 million in additional costs for an average hospital, according to a report sponsored by the American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. This follows record growth in prescription drug spending between fiscal years 2013 and 2015.