For years, Americans have paid more and more but got less and less
when it came to health care.
Spiraling health care costs have driven the average job-based family
insurance plan to more than $12,000 a year, and that price tag
and is expected to double by 2016.
America’s health care
system is structured for drug industry, insurance company, and medical
specialty profits, not better health outcomes for you.
With your help, ConnPIRG has won federal legislation that, when
fully implemented, will secure affordable health care that every family
can depend on by:
• Stopping insurance companies from discriminating against
people with pre-existing conditions.
• Trimming costly red tape
and overhead through simplified insurance forms, information
technology and insurer-efficiency standards.
• Incentivizing
preventive and high-quality care from your provider that keeps you
well, not just endless tests, procedures and emergency room visits after
you get sick.
• Giving every patient and doctor the most
up-to-date information on which treatments and medicines work best.
•
Allowing Americans, who don't have quality employer-provided
coverage, to enroll in the kind of plans Members of Congress have
through a new health insurance exchange.
