High and growing health care costs are hitting us hard, and it's largely because we're the only high-income country without universal health care coverage.
In just five years, health care costs have surged by 25%.
Instead of standing up for consumers, insurance companies pass these rising costs onto us through deductibles, co-pays, and coinsurance.
Premiums have skyrocketed faster than our wages and inflation, and deductibles have more than doubled in the past decade.
How do you think we can address this issue?
Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil, Director and Health Officer of the Wayne County Department of Health, Human & Veterans Services in Detroit, MI, testified before the Senate HELP Committee.
