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Because the HCI focuses on aggregate spending per person rather than costs borne by insurers or employers only, three-tier copayment structures would be expected to affect the growth rate of prescription drug spending only if they induce less use of drugs, switching to cheaper drugs, or lower prices based on purchasers' greater ability to shift demand to preferred drugs. Cost shifting to consumers alone would not be expected to affect the HCI
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