Insurance Covers a Lower Share of Prescription Drug Costs Than of Other Medical Services

On average, privately insured consumers pay for more than one quarter of prescription drug costs out-of-pocket, compared to 4% for hospital stays.
_{Source: PhRMA analysis of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2007). Available at: http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/ [Accessed May 5, 2010].}