In the current health care debate, Congress has lost sight of what matters to U.S. voters

For months Congress has been debating massive changes to the nation ’s social safety net, one of which is the highly popular Medicare prescription drug benefit. Unfortunately, much of what is being debated around that benefit today loses sight of the real barriers to a better health care system. It is a fact that too often, accessing medical treatment in the Unite d States is harder than it should be. Today,three in 10 Americans face financial barriers to care – and that’s Americanswith health insurance. Access hurdles exist throughout the health care system, including doctors ’ visits, hospitals, insurance premiums and deductibles and, yes, medicines. 
Source: The Catalyst - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Tags: Drug Cost Medicare Proactive Agenda Source Type: news