OUR NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PLAN BYPASS CONGRESS
OUR GROUPS ARE TOO SMALL
In the fifties and sixties, if a family desired to buy a toaster or bicycle as an example, their go to option would be the Local Hardware Store for purchase paying the prevailing price. The Local Hardware Stores had limited display space and if the family was lucky, they maybe had 5 bikes to choose from. The store's small inventory provided limited wholesale purchasing power so they paid the manufacturer's price with little or no ability for price negotiations. That was typical retail at the time.
Then came Walmart. Walmart went to the manufacturers and said we can purchase 50,000 bicycles a year and we demand a negotiated price far less per bike than the Local Hardware Stores because of our purchasing power. Walmart drove the Local Hardware Stores out of business due to their enormous cost savings.
Then came Amazon. Amazon went to the manufacturers and said we can purchase 100,000 bicycles a year and we demand an even better price per bike placing huge pressure on Walmart's business plan.
THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS THAT WE STILL PURCHASE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE JUST LIKE THE FAMILY PURCHASE BICYLES FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORES BACK IN THE FIFTIES.
We have a proposal for a National Healthcare Plan that bypasses Washington and Congress all together. The People's Healthcare Plan will provide Better Medical Coverage with Lower Premiums and no one should have to give up their Doctor.
The People's Plan starts in the Governor's Office, Sacramento, CA. We need a discussion with Gavin Newsom.
Cost of Healthcare
The United States has one of the highest healthcare costs in the world. In 2023, total healthcare spending in the U.S. reached $4.9 trillion, averaging $14,570 per person. This represents 17.6% of the country's GDP.
The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country and still fail to insure all citizens due to our fragmented Healthcare System.
Since 2010, America’s largest health insurers have raked in more than $371 billion in profits while the #1 cause of personal bankruptcy in the US is the cost of Healthcare. One Insurer reportedly has denied nearly one third of medical claims summited from its policyholders. That insurer annual profits have skyrocketed by nearly 400 percent.
Healthcare Costs are soaring, our Congress rakes in massive Corporate Contributions and they are busy naming Post Offices.
World's Highest Prescription Costs, Thanks Congress
Cost of prescription drugs in the US
- In 2021, the average American spent $1,432 per year on prescription drugs, the highest in the world.
- In 2023, the median price of new drugs was $300,000, a 35% increase from 2022.
- Drug prices have increased faster than inflation, and drug shortages have been at their highest in a decade.
We can thank Corporate Campaign Contributions.