Health Care Costs

The Center for American Progress Action Fund researches and supports policies to lower health care costs and prices across the health care system and to make care more affordable for people when they need it. The following research and analyses outline opportunities to lower health care costs and improve affordability.

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S. Leo Chiang on ‘Island in Between’ and Taiwan’s Story Podcast

S. Leo Chiang on ‘Island in Between’ and Taiwan’s Story

Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang joins the show to discuss his Academy Award-nominated short documentary, “Island in Between.”

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Opinion: President Biden is working to make sure I never have to ration my insulin again In the News

Opinion: President Biden is working to make sure I never have to ration my insulin again

Yamelisa Jimenez Taveras, a Type 1 diabetic, shares how the high cost of insulin left her with little choice but to ration her insulin. She applauds the Biden administration’s efforts to cap the cost of insulin for Medicare recipients and continues to advocate for insulin copay caps for all diabetics.

The Pennsylvania Independent

Yamelisa Jimenez Taveras

Opinion: The Inflation Reduction Act lowered my health care costs. Big Pharma isn’t happy. In the News

Opinion: The Inflation Reduction Act lowered my health care costs. Big Pharma isn’t happy.

A cancer survivor and retiree, Susan Robertson, shares how the Inflation Reduction Act helped her save more than $400 in health care costs. A new lawsuit from pharmaceutical companies threatens to reverse the law’s Medicare reforms.

The Michigan Independent

Susan Robertson

Opinion: The Affordable Care Act saved my daughter’s life. We must keep strengthening it for patients like her. Personal Story

Opinion: The Affordable Care Act saved my daughter’s life. We must keep strengthening it for patients like her.

William Garcia shares his story about how the Affordable Care Act provided his daughter with critical access to health care. William’s story exemplifies the importance of the law and the need to expand it.

The Wisconsin Independent

William Garcia

5 Reasons Automakers Must Provide Good Jobs and Lower Vehicle Emissions Article

5 Reasons Automakers Must Provide Good Jobs and Lower Vehicle Emissions

In the face of demands for better jobs and stronger health protections, some automakers claim they can’t improve job quality and lower vehicle emissions—but they have the resources to support middle-class-led economic growth and clean up their vehicle fleets.

the Center for American Progress

Leo Banks, Karla Walter, Anona Neal

Older Michigander Saves $400 on Health Care Costs Personal Story
President Joe Biden and policymakers

Older Michigander Saves $400 on Health Care Costs

An older American on Medicare explains how the Inflation Reduction Act helped her access no-cost vaccines.

Local communities are buying medical debt for pennies on the dollar—and freeing American families from the threat of bankruptcy In the News
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Local communities are buying medical debt for pennies on the dollar—and freeing American families from the threat of bankruptcy

State Rep. Michelle Grim (D-OH) describes how federal funding from the American Rescue Plan is being used to wipe medical debt in Ohio. An estimated 41,000 Ohio residents will see their medical debt erased thanks to the program that is being replicated in towns and local governments across the country.

Fortune

Michele Grim

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