The U.S. Health Care Crisis Five Years After Passage of the Affordable Care Act: A Data Snapshot.

摘要: Despite passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, U.S. health care crisis continues. While coverage has been expanded, reform will leave 27 million people uninsured 2024, according to Congressional Budget Office. Much new is low actuarial value with high cost-sharing requirements, creating barriers access. Choice physician restricted narrow networks providers. Recent measures uninsurance, underinsurance, access care, and costs are given. Changes Medicare, particularly privatization rise specialty drug tiers that limit medically necessary medications, reviewed. Data on a wave consolidation among hospitals, medical groups, insurers, companies presented. The ultra-high-price drugs, such as Solvadi, raising pharmaceutical costs, Medicaid, program for low-income Americans. International comparisons continue show United States performing poorly relation other countries. polling data presented, showing support more fundamental reform.