HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA COSTS TOO MUCH
As premiums skyrocket and more than 3,400 prescription drugs increase in price, families are being forced to choose between paying for their prescriptions or paying their rent. There are a lot of solutions being proposed—but not all of them are equal. Health Care Facts is committed to making sure that everyday Americans understand the forces that are driving up health care costs and become part of the solution in addressing these costs.
WHY ARE MY HEALTH CARE COSTS SO HIGH?
ANSWER: One reason costs are rising is because of repeated and relentless attacks on existing health care laws—in Congress, by the Trump administration, and in the courts.
And that’s not all. Congress has failed to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for skyrocketing drug prices. The pharmaceutical industry basically has free rein to set high drug prices, and then raise those prices–despite raking in record profits.
WHAT IS THE HEALTH CARE REPEAL LAWSUIT (TEXAS VS. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)?
WHAT DOES A SOLUTION LOOK LIKE?
ANSWER: Right now, Medicare is banned from negotiating with drug companies to lower drug prices for all Americans. Those negotiations are illegal. One of the best ways to immediately and significantly lower drug prices is to lift that ban and give Medicare the power to negotiate for lower prices—and to make sure that those lower prices apply to every American.
WHAT ARE MEDICARE NEGOTIATIONS?
WHAT IS CONGRESS DOING TO HELP LOWER DRUG PRICES?
WHY DOES ALL OF THIS MATTER?
ANSWER: The high price of health care and prescription drugs is putting people’s lives at risk. One in four Americans report they have difficulty paying for their prescription drugs, and one in eight report that they or a family member have rationed their medication due to high costs.
And if the Health Care Repeal Lawsuit is successful, many Americans will lose their coverage and health care costs for millions of people would rise.