Keckley Report October 26, 2025
Key Takeaways:
- Consumers think the U.S. health system is big business focused on making profits.
- Consumers do not understand how the system operates.
- Consumer pay more attention to their out-of-pocket costs than prices.
- Price transparency as a policy mechanism to reduce health spending needs further study.
Last week, more than 1 million federal employees furloughed or laid off went without a paycheck as the federal shutdown continued and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported consumer prices in September were up sparked by higher gas prices.
This week, open enrollment starts through the ACA’s Marketplaces, insurers will announce 2026 premiums for their Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, Individual and Group plans and the Federal Reserve (Fed) will meet to assess...
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