Nation’s top health official vows attack on wasteful spending
The speech by Dr.
Like its counterpart legislation in the House, the
That has hardly stopped the two bills from stoking impassioned speeches in
Divisive issues include whether patients with pre-existing medical conditions would have to pay more money for insurance compared with people who have a clean health history; whether maternity care, including abortions, and some other services would be covered; and how much the nation's uninsured ranks would swell again once the subsidies are halted.
In
Polls show that most Americans simply want decent health insurance coverage at affordable prices.
The Affordable Care Act hasn't aggressively targeted the root factors that have caused America's health-care system to be the world's most expensive. Currently, the
During his short keynote address to the
Although many in the audience are opposed to the
"You're the ones that are the true source of ingenuity and innovation that have made our health-care system the envy of the world in so many, many ways," Price said.
"Our argument is that if you have the right model, scaled across the country, you would achieve so much savings that coverage would become a much easier matter," Crane said.
Some experts have pushed for Medicare and private insurers to pay a fixed dollar amount for all care related to a disease or other condition -- say, a knee replacement or a brain tumor surgery -- contending that it would force hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and outpatient doctor's groups to collaborate more so they can better stress preventive care and thus save money.
Other experts have advocated for robust, centralized government control over the pricing of prescription drugs, hospital services, outpatient care and the rest of the medical spectrum.
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(not adjusted for inflation)
1960:
1970:
1980:
1990:
2000:
2010:
2015:
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(not adjusted for inflation)
1960:
1970:
1980:
1990:
2000:
2010:
2015:
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1960: 5 percent
1970: 6.9 percent
1980: 8.9 percent
1990: 12.1 percent
2000: 13.3 percent
2010: 17.4 percent
2015: 17.8 percent
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