Biden-Trump debate 2024: What experts want to see addressed about health care
When Biden and Trump debate Thursday, health policy experts say tackling the exorbitant cost of health care is as much a top issue for voters as the U.S. economy.
When President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump face off Thursday during the first general election debate, health policy experts say tackling the exorbitant cost of health care is as much a top issue for voters as the U.S. economy.
Health care costs in the United States continue to rise — and Americans increasingly say they are unable to afford the care they need.
There is no issue in health care even remotely close to voter frustration over the high prices patients have to pay for medical care, said Drew Altman, president and CEO of KFF, a nonprofit group that researches health policy issues.
“People tend to think about health care as separate from the economy,” he said. “But when you talk to voters, it’s not separate at all in their heads. Health care is a dimension of their pocketbook economic concerns.”
National health care spending is projected to have increased 7.5% in 2023 to almost $4.8 trillion, faster than the projected growth of the overall economy, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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