A top Republican senator is pressing the Obama administration for answers on why Medicare is spending more on certain pharmaceuticals.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Wednesday asking for information on a spike in spending in Medicare’s catastrophic prescription drug program, which covers drug costs for people with expensive chronic conditions.

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