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Payment bases on results are chosen as a criterion by many agencies to decide the prices of the drugs according to the results they give. The approach will help in avoiding the wastage and improving the value of the health care.

New prescription-drug coverage under Medicare was launched in the US on January 1, 2006, whereby the benefit is provided by competing 'stand-alone' private drug plans that work with the traditional fee-for-service Medicare benefit and by plans that are part of private Medicare Advantage programs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) claims Medicare Part D is being successfully implemented May 2006, despite the initial start-up challenges.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have developed the blueprint for the drug benefit, which would help patients, and doctors work together to alleviate symptoms and reduce the rate of complications of serious illness. The blueprint aims to have access to high-quality, affordable drug coverage, continuous access to drugs needed by the chronically ill and wide array of benefits to consumers.