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Dear John,
The horrific and unconscionable assassination of the CEO of United Healthcare
has sparked a national conversation about health insurance.
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey
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conducted last year:
* More than 80% of Americans gave their health insurance an overall rating of
“excellent” or “good.”
* That number fell to 68% among those who describe their physical health
status as “fair” or “poor.”
* 58% of insured adults said they have experienced a problem using their
health insurance in the past 12 months — such as denied claims, provider
network problems, and pre-authorization problems.
In a recent interview with Fox Business
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, I traced the dissatisfaction people have with health insurance to the root
problem:
Government policies have empowered health care middlemen and deprived
individuals of control over their health care.
As you may know, Obamacare created “all kinds of federal rules and mandates
and price controls that have changed insured behavior so that they are
constantly increasing their prices and shrinking people’s access to doctors and
hospitals.”
I pointed out how the health care law led to “network shrinkage.”
Basically, the law incentivizes insurers to have as few doctors and hospitals
in their health plan as possible. As a result, you have to drive farther for
your appointment and wait longer for care.
But there’s hope.
Policymakers can make improvements by funding patients, not the system.
Rather than continuing to send Americans’ tax dollars to middlemen to
subsidize health care, Congress could send those funds directly to people like
you.
Empowered with complete control over your health care dollars, you could
choose the coverage that works best for you and your family.
Check out more from my interview with Fox Business here
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Read more
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And if you agree that it’s time to fund patients, not the system, join us in
telling Congress to take action here.
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Happy holidays,
-Dean
Dean Clancy
Senior Health Policy Fellow
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
4201 Wilson Blvd, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22203
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