Oncology Drug Spending By Health Plans May Rise 50% By 2010 – Medco
Executive Summary
Long-term cancer treatment with targeted oral therapies will spur a 46 percent to 53 percent surge in health plan spending on oncology drugs within the next three years, Medco predicts in its 2008 Drug Trend Report (see chart: "1Drug Spending By Health Plans: 2008-2010 Forecast")
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