Americans are more concerned about access to and the cost of prescription drugs than they are about the dynamics of health insurance networks and transparency in medical care pricing, a survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation reported.
The foundation surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adults, asking them targeted questions related to health insurance and medical care.
Three quarters selected access to specialty drugs for chronic conditions (HIV, hepatitis, diabetes) as their top health priority, followed by the expectation that the government would take action to bring down the cost of these powerful new treatments (63 percent).
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
