US health spending in 2015 rose at fastest rate since 2007

Support for repealing the Affordable Care Act dropped significantly among Republicans immediately after the November election, according to a new poll. "Our recognizes that people deserve more patient-centered care, not more bureaucracy".

Retail spending on prescription drugs grew 9 percent a year ago - more than any other category of health care goods and services - and reached $324.6 billion, representing 10 percent of all health spending, the government said.

The bad news is the uptick, which follows several years of historically low growth in health care spending, means health care made up an even larger share of the US economy, reaching 17.8 percent in 2015, a 0.4 percentage point increase. The idea is to satisfy conservative critics who want President Barack Obama's signature initiative gone now, but reassure Americans that Republicans won't upend the entire health care system without a viable alternative that preserves the law's popular provisions. The increased spending, $3.2 trillion, is partially due to more people receiving insurance under the Affordable Care Act. However, if Congress and the new administration are seeking tangible changes in health care that will last for the next four years and beyond, then the ACA must be replaced with policies that protect consumers and taxpayers without handcuffing them to insurers through narrow networks and dwindling competition. Faster growth in 2014 and 2015 occurred as Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions expanded coverage for individuals through Marketplace plans and the Medicaid program. Fifty-two percent of those who supported Trump say the cost of health care for them and their family will get better under repeal, and many say the quality of their health care (39 percent) and their ability to get and keep health insurance (35 percent) would get better.

Providing financial help to low- and moderate-income Americans who don't get insurance through their jobs to help them purchase coverage (80 percent of the public, including 67 percent of Republicans).

"If the answer is yes, they will keep it and it might go to new heights", Condeluci said.

He could undo the mandate requiring people to have health insurance: In 2012, the Supreme Court decided that the most controversial part of Obamacare was constitutional: The requirement that people must get insured by leveraging tax penalties on the uninsured.

Geraghty said he agrees with injecting more competition into the system, but isn't sure selling across state lines would work.

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"Similarly, in October", NPR's Richard Gonzales noted, "just 11 percent of Republicans said they wanted the law scaled back but not eliminated. It's critical for low-income families, the elderly and people with disabilities".

"UPMC Jameson is positioned to continually advance patient care delivery for our region through the strong foundation that is our UPMC system connection", he said in a statement released to The News.

The coverage expansion is reflected in the 2015 spending patterns. "If they are successful in repealing it, and we say, 'We're going to stop you in replacing it, '" Durbin said. Unlike other states, IN got permission from CMS to require that beneficiaries - even those with extremely low incomes - pay premiums if they want full benefits.

Trump voters, however, also support numerous individual consumer protections in that law. That uncertainty is a challenge states are dealing with across the county, Reyes said.

Projections for spending growth in future years have been based on what would happen if the Affordable Care Act remained in place.

Price is also a fan of "balance billing," which means doctors can raise their prices for seniors by allowing them to charge fees in addition to what Medicare already pays them. That means more people will have high deductibles to pay before insurers pick up a portion of the cost.