Consumers, physicians blame rising healthcare costs on insurers, drug companies

Healthcare DIVE September 20, 2017
Les Masterson

Dive Brief:

• A new nationwide survey by the Texas Medical Center Health Policy Institute in Houston found that consumers and physicians blame health insurers, drug companies and medical device manufactures for rising healthcare costs.
• Survey respondents said two ways to cut healthcare spending are to increase costs on those “with poor health habits” and to allow payers to offer catastrophic health insurance plans with limited benefits.
• “The Nation’s Pulse: The Texas Medical Center’s Consumer & Physician Survey” involved more than 9,000 consumers across 15 states and 450 physicians across the country.

Dive Insight:

Nearly half of physicians and slightly more than one-quarter of consumers surveyed blamed insurance companies for healthcare costs. Another 19% of physicians and 30% of...

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