Send Your Message to Congress Today!
According to our own federal government, health care spending by U.S. consumers is among the highest in the world. *
U.S. health care spending grew by 4.1% in 2022, reaching $4.5 trillion or $13,493 per person. Those numbers reflect higher costs for hospital care, prescription drugs, dental care and more.
An analysis by Peterson-KFF Healthy System found the United States spends more per capita on health care than Japan, France, Canada and a host of other countries around the globe.
KFF also finds about half of U.S. adults find it difficult to afford health care and one in four reported that either they or a family member had problems paying for health care in the past year.
Solutions to this problem include:
- More transparency regarding private equity firms monopoly power in air ambulance, emergency, and certain other health care services.
- Greater scrutiny of consolidation and the direct link between hospital market share and higher prices for consumers.
- Hold drug manufacturers accountable for skyrocketing prices and prevent excessive markups of provider administered medications..
- Protect consumers from hidden fees, such as Emergency Room fees or so-called “facility fees.”
We know the U.S. can do better. Take a minute to send a message to Washington, D.C. today!
*Source: The National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA).