Forbes October 29, 2024
Rita Numerof

Rising healthcare costs are once again a top concern for voters in the 2024 election. While members of both parties agree that costs are too high and have discussed these challenges during the presidential and vice presidential debates, the candidates have not been specific about their plans to address them.

Former president Trump was widely challenged for saying he had “concepts of a plan” to fix healthcare. That said, neither Trump nor Vice President Harris has outlined detailed proposals to address the fundamental challenges of this nation’s healthcare that will require systemic reform. Despite different political approaches, both candidates’ policies focus on symptoms of the healthcare crisis, like drug pricing and insurance coverage, without addressing the broken business model of...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Pricing / Spending
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