U.S. Healthcare spending accounts for 18.2% of GDP

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/healthcare-spending-accounts-for-182-of-gdp/407252/

Click to access CSHS-Spending-Brief_October_2015_0.pdf

Health insurance competition matters

Health insurance competition matters

House Chamber

If lawmakers should remember one thing, it is that Americans can’t get health care without well-functioning health insurance markets. Legislators should scrutinize these mergers to guarantee that Americans receive the care they need at a reasonable price.

Antitrust Lawsuits Target Blue Cross and Blue Shield

http://www.wsj.com/articles/antitrust-lawsuits-target-blue-cross-and-blue-shield-1432750106

Customers, health-care providers accuse insurance network of acting as a cartel

‘Underinsured’ May be the Next Healthcare Crisis

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/HEP-316567/Underinsured-May-be-the-Next-Healthcare-Crisis

George Washingtons Eyes

Why Insurance Doesn’t Always Prevent Giant Medical Bills

 

Many Insured Adults Are Struggling With Medical Bills

 

Percent of insured adults considered “underinsured”
23
2003
2010
2014