“The most obvious fact about health care costs, other than that they’re too high, is that they are indecipherable…”
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Alexander continued: "According to the HHS health data office, American families are spending an average of
Alexander made his remarks today at the committee's first hearing in a series to explore how to reduce health care costs in America.
Alexander continued: "The most obvious fact about health care costs, other than that they're too high, is that they are indecipherable. Over the last 18 months, the HELP Committee has had hearings on 4 different areas of health care spending: The cost of prescription drugs, wellness programs, 340B drug pricing program, and electronic health records. Now, the Committee is going to focus on ways to reduce health care costs, and before we come up solutions, we must identify the drivers of health care spending."
At today's hearing, Alexander used the story of Todd, a Knoxville father, as an example of how confusing health care costs can be.
Todd recently took his son to an emergency room after a bicycle accident. His son was treated, and Todd paid a
See Alexander's full prepared remarks here https://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=SpeechesFloorStatements&id=C7722900-16DD-4DE0-9D2F-A96B5C057B5A.
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