Here are four things to know:
1. Spending on Medicare Part D catastrophic coverage exceeded $33 billion in 2015, which is more than three times the amount paid in 2010. This coverage pays 80 percent of the drug costs after a beneficiary has spent a certain amount annually.
2. Harvoni was the most pricy drug in 2015, with the hepatitis C treatment costing $33,800 monthly.
3. In 2014, estimates say overall drug spending increased 12.6 percent.
4. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll in October 2016 found 74 percent of respondents said the new president should prioritize controlling drug prices.
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