Health Care Costs
At USofCare, we recognize that cost is people’s primary source of anxiety when it comes to health care and often times prevents people from getting the care they need.
This is the top challenge people want addressed.

Why Health Care Costs are a Priority
When Americans are paying the highest health care prices in the world, it’s not surprising that when asked to choose which aspect of the U.S. health care system most needs improvement, affordability was chosen by a majority of voters (51%) and more than twice as much as the next closest option. (USofC poll).
Health care has become unaffordable for both families and state/federal governments. Cost is the overwhelming reason that 42% of voters have foregone health insurance in the past and that 41% of those under 30 have opted not to seek medical treatment in the last year. (USofC poll)
Our Approach
USofCare is working to make sure that people across the country have certainty they can afford their health care. People want to know that they can afford the care they receive and that they won’t have to choose between their health and potential bankruptcy.
Our objective is to identify and push for solutions at the state and federal levels that will bring down the cost of care for people and their families.
Our current initiatives include:
- Driving a multi-state approach to expanding coverage through public option.
- Conducting deep listening and public opinion research to understand people’s experiences and the targeted solutions that will benefit their bottom line.
- Leading a multi-state learning collaborative to support states developing and utilizing new ways of measuring health care affordability.
- Identify lasting solutions and provide policymakers with evidence to make informed decisions on key levers to tackle cost issues.
Health Care Costs Updates
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Health Care Costs, Hospital Fees, State Efforts
New Resource: State Successes Passing Laws to Promote Fair Billing
Facility fees are expenses charged by hospitals and health systems in addition to the cost of treatment and the professional…
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Federal Efforts, Health Care Costs, News & Updates
USofCare Submits Comment Letter on New Rule that Ends an Exclusion of DACA Recipients from Eligibility for Health Coverage
United States of Care (USofCare) submitted comments on the proposed rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
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Federal Efforts, Health Care Costs, Hospital Fees, News & Updates
USofCare Submits Statement to US Senate Finance Committee on Reigning In Hospital Prices
United States of Care has submitted a statement for the record to the United States Senate Finance Committee, commenting on…
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