The Skyrocketing Cost of Brand Name Prescription Drugs

Overall, inflation has been very tame in recent years. It's one of the few advantages we get from having a somewhat stagnant economy. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices in the U.S. have only risen an average of just over 3 percent since 2012. Even most health care prices have been tamer than usual lately. But there have been some major exceptions to this trend of low inflation -- most notably, the cost of prescription medications.
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