The high cost of healthcare in the United States is a significant source of apprehension and fear for millions of Americans, according to a new national survey by West Health and Gallup.

The United States spends about $3.3 trillion a year on health care, with about 10 percent of that spending for prescription drugs. Most Americans are very concerned about the high cost of prescription drugs and three-quarters of Americans consider these prices to be unreasonable, according to a survey from NORC at the University of Chicago and the West Health Institute.

The high cost of healthcare in the United States is a significant source of apprehension and fear for millions of Americans, according to a new national survey by West Health and Gallup.

On July 25, 2019, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee approved the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, which would create an out-of-pocket maximum for Part D beneficiaries. These proposed plan modifications are expected to have significant impacts on the costs of all Part D stakeholders. The West Health Policy Center has commissioned Milliman to estimate the financial impacts of these potential benefit design changes, as well as several plausible alternatives.

West Health’s 2019 Healthcare Costs Innovation Summit is focused on advancing three common-sense reforms to address the healthcare cost crisis in American and drive accountability for progress.

New actuarial analysis released by the West Health Policy Center quantifies the financial impact of Medicare Part D policy proposals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN DIEGO, CA – More than 13% of Americans – about 34 million people – have a friend or family member who died sometime in the last five years after not receiving needed medical treatment because they were unable to pay for it, according to a new national survey released today by the nonprofit West Health and Gallup.

WASHINGTON, DC – November 14, 2019 – A new analysis of publicly reported financial data by researchers at West Health Policy Center and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that large, brand-name drug manufacturers would still be the most profitable industry sector even with $1 trillion in lower sales, all while maintaining current research investments.

WASHINGTON, DC – April 2, 2019 – The United States currently spends upwards of $420 million per hour on healthcare, a number that is increasing by the minute, and if current trends continue, the nation’s total healthcare spending will top $12 trillion by the year 2040, according to HealthCostCrisis.org, a new interactive website and crisis clock that tracks and forecasts healthcare spending in America in real time.

West Health’s 2019 Healthcare Costs Innovation Summit is focused on advancing three common-sense reforms to address the healthcare cost crisis in American and drive accountability for progress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — April 2, 2019 — Americans are borrowing tens of billions of dollars, skipping treatments and significantly cutting back on household spending to pay for basic healthcare, yet a wide partisan divide exists over their satisfaction with the current U.S. healthcare system and the quality of care it provides. These findings and more are based on a new survey conducted by nonprofit, nonpartisan organization West Health and Gallup, the global analytics and advice firm.

WHI/NORC Survey: Few Americans Approve How President Trump and Congress Are Addressing ‘Unreasonable’ Prescription Drug Costs

Three National Foundations Commit $30 Million to Civica Rx, a Groundbreaking Effort to Address Shortages and High Prices of Life-Saving Medications Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare and Gary and Mary West Foundation Each Commit $10 Million to New, Not-for-Profit Generic Drug Company Houston, TX; New York, NY; and San Diego...

Read the West Health/NORC survey on healthcare costs, coverage and policy.

Read West Health CEO Shelley Lyford’s opinion in The Hill on the need to lower prescription drug costs.

This commentary by West Health founder, Gary West, discusses the healthcare forces that conspire to keep healthcare prices high and competition low.

A recent series of events tells us a lot about the state of health care in America today: Major nonprofit organizations, business leaders and former top federal officials are all stepping up to confront our broken health care system that costs too much, fails us and is unavailable to many.

How is it that the world’s largest economy can’t deliver affordable and effective health care to its citizens? After an eight-year run-up in the stock market and unemployment at a 15-year low, increasing numbers of Americans face insolvency from medical debt. Not because they lack insurance, but because they...