Healthcare
I will pass single-payer Medicare for All (age 55+) and restore an improved original Obamacare for everyone else.
The Real Driver of Healthcare Costs
High drug costs are not the only driver of high U.S. healthcare cost. The largest cost: hospitals, which account for up to an astounding 37% of total U.S. healthcare cost.
Total U.S. healthcare cost in 2025 — about $15,500 per person, or about 18% of GDP.
Savings from abuse and inefficiency must be found everywhere — but a good place to start is hospitals. A single example: by law, drug companies must offer steep discounts to hospitals for drugs, often up to 50%. But hospitals often don’t pass those discounts to patients. The cost? Tens of billions of dollars.
The Bottom Line
U.S. healthcare is the best in the world — for the rich. We must make it cost-efficient, and the best in the world, for all.