[Mail Order ] Pharmacies Flood Medicare Patients With $3 Billion of Extra Drugs
- Wall Street Journal
- Dec 26, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 4
Excessive refilling is common practice at U.S. mail-order pharmacies, a Journal analysis of Medicare prescription data found, flooding the homes of seniors with extra drugs. Too-frequent refills by all U.S. pharmacies cost Medicare and patients $3 billion between 2021 and 2023, the analysis found.





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