Table 2.
Medicaid Annual Spending on SABAs, ICSs, LABAs, and ICS/LABA Combinations, 1991–2010
| Year | Utilization, millions of prescriptions | Spending, $ million | Spending/prescription, $ | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | SABA | ICS | LABA | ICS/LABA | Total | SABA | ICS | LABA | ICS/LABA | Total | SABA | ICS | LABA | ICS/LABA | |
| 1991 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 180.7 | 144.3 | 36.4 | 20.39 | 20.72 | 19.19 | ||||||
| 1992 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 253.4 | 192.9 | 60.5 | 21.93 | 21.75 | 22.53 | ||||||
| 1993 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 307.0 | 223.6 | 83.4 | 23.01 | 22.31 | 25.15 | ||||||
| 1994 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 320.7 | 222.2 | 98.2 | 0.3 | 24.48 | 23.44 | 27.15 | 45.82 | |||
| 1995 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 338.5 | 226.2 | 108.3 | 3.9 | 26.07 | 24.09 | 30.84 | 50.03 | |||
| 1996 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 328.9 | 187.5 | 135.8 | 5.5 | 27.19 | 23.76 | 33.16 | 51.13 | |||
| 1997 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 334.8 | 164.4 | 164.0 | 6.5 | 28.75 | 23.03 | 37.33 | 54.88 | |||
| 1998 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 286.5 | 136.3 | 147.7 | 2.5 | 27.76 | 20.17 | 42.00 | 55.24 | |||
| 1999 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 338.2 | 158.6 | 174.2 | 5.4 | 28.33 | 19.65 | 46.11 | 62.58 | |||
| 2000 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 392.3 | 173.5 | 210.2 | 8.6 | 30.35 | 19.94 | 51.30 | 67.44 | |||
| 2001 | 14.9 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 610.6 | 269.3 | 277.6 | 10.9 | 52.8 | 40.88 | 28.29 | 57.58 | 71.17 | 119.60 |
| 2002 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 783.3 | 285.3 | 304.8 | 10.5 | 182.7 | 48.52 | 28.55 | 66.60 | 71.69 | 127.97 |
| 2003 | 18.5 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1003.5 | 298.0 | 332.7 | 31.4 | 341.5 | 54.38 | 27.16 | 71.83 | 80.87 | 138.71 |
| 2004 | 19.4 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 1189.6 | 289.1 | 354.9 | 49.8 | 495.8 | 61.46 | 26.85 | 76.25 | 89.69 | 146.65 |
| 2005 | 20.8 | 11.6 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 1307.2 | 271.0 | 389.6 | 39.7 | 606.8 | 62.79 | 23.37 | 79.27 | 96.52 | 155.87 |
| 2006 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1051.6 | 335.6 | 370.1 | 10.2 | 335.7 | 75.24 | 40.16 | 98.61 | 118.02 | 188.39 |
| 2007 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1054.2 | 335.6 | 370.1 | 10.2 | 338.3 | 75.34 | 40.16 | 98.61 | 118.02 | 188.18 |
| 2008 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1176.7 | 375.1 | 401.0 | 9.1 | 391.4 | 80.53 | 43.92 | 99.04 | 137.53 | 200.13 |
| 2009 | 15.6 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1256.5 | 403.4 | 433.4 | 8.0 | 411.7 | 80.63 | 45.25 | 93.34 | 150.92 | 208.77 |
ICSs indicates inhaled corticosteroids; LABAs, long-acting beta-agonists; SABAs, short-acting beta-agonists.