Commonwealth Fund October 15, 2019
Health insurance has gotten a lot of airtime in past Democratic debates — most of it devoted to how candidates would ensure that more Americans have it. It’s an essential conversation to have but it’s not the only health care issue that concerns voters.
Most Americans — seven of 10 — say reducing health care costs should be a top priority for national policymakers. That’s no surprise: 35 percent of working-age adults reported not getting needed care because of cost in 2018 and almost a quarter with insurance may not be able to afford the care they need.
Americans pay substantially more for care than people in most of the industrialized world, and it is going to be much more...
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