Americans pay nearly three times more for prescription drugs than people in other developed countries. And it’s a problem that both parties agree needs to be fixed. Yet prices continue to climb. Andrea Jones-Rooy explains why.
Prescription costs are just one barrier to getting care. Insurance authorization battles are another.
Little John Cupp needed a heart procedure. His insurance company refused to authorize it. Three months later, he died of cardiac arrest. Little John’s tragic story raises key questions that we cover in: Could the US Ever Switch to Single-Payer Health Care? What would it take? What would we gain? And what would we stand to lose?
—Sharon McMahon, Editor-in-Chief
P.S. Next, we’re digging into food and farming.If you farm, if your family lost a farm, or if you have a story about how food policy affects your life, we want to hear it.