NUR 514 Week 5 CLC Assignment, When Patient Advocacy Meets Policy - Lobbying for Healthca
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CLC - WHEN PATIENT
ADVOCACY MEETS POLICY:
LOBBYING FOR HEALTH CARE
CHANGE PRESENTATION
, INTRODUCTION: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
PRICING
• In the United States, spending on prescription drugs reached approximately $457 billion as o
2015, which accounts for 17% of the total cost for personal healthcare services (Cohen, 2016
• Insurance companies, on the other hand, are shifting this high prescription drug costs to
consumers in different forms such as high insurance premiums, co-payments, and deductible
• Consequently, the high cost has made it hard for most consumers to acquire essential drugs.
• Nearly 1 out of 10 Americans adults reported not taking their medication last year as a way o
saving money.
• The out of control drug prices has posed a great challenge to every America, especially in
Texas.
Change Presentation.
CLC - WHEN PATIENT
ADVOCACY MEETS POLICY:
LOBBYING FOR HEALTH CARE
CHANGE PRESENTATION
, INTRODUCTION: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
PRICING
• In the United States, spending on prescription drugs reached approximately $457 billion as o
2015, which accounts for 17% of the total cost for personal healthcare services (Cohen, 2016
• Insurance companies, on the other hand, are shifting this high prescription drug costs to
consumers in different forms such as high insurance premiums, co-payments, and deductible
• Consequently, the high cost has made it hard for most consumers to acquire essential drugs.
• Nearly 1 out of 10 Americans adults reported not taking their medication last year as a way o
saving money.
• The out of control drug prices has posed a great challenge to every America, especially in
Texas.
