Alberta's Top 10 Prescription Drug Expenditures by Coverage Category

A table of statistics on the ten highest prescription drug expenditures by net payment and coverage category for non-group supplementary health plans in Alberta. The data is published annually by Alberta Health in the Alberta Health Care Insurance Statistical Supplement report. Supplementary health plans are funded by Alberta Health and administered by Alberta Blue Cross.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of high-cost prescription drugs based on net payment and coverage category.
• Compare expenditure patterns across different coverage categories within non-group supplementary plans.
• Identify the most costly drug categories for public health insurance administration.

Strengths

• Data is published by the authoritative government body, Alberta Health.
• The dataset is part of an annual statistical report, suggesting regular updates.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its Alberta-only scope.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Collection Method

Administrative data from non-group supplementary health plans funded by Alberta Health and administered by Alberta Blue Cross.

Time Range

Annual coverage implied by the source report; specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:36:29.047192; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada