For every $100 paid for medical services provided to workers injured in 2014, $17 will be paid for prescription drugs, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance's "Workers' Compensation Issues Report" for 2016.
In addition, in 2014, prescription drug prices increased 11 percent, which is above the 10-year average increase of 4 percent.
For more information, read the infographic on prescription drug costs, based off of information from NCCI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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