Here are four takeaways on healthcare affordability from the DNC.
1. Healthcare advocates who attended the DNC included CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt, Marilyn Tavenner, head of America’s Health Insurance Plan, Chris Jennings, senior health policy adviser to Ms. Clinton’s presidential campaign and Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress.
2. “Consumers are still feeling that healthcare costs are out of control. They still feel like premiums are rising, and I do think that is undermining support for the Affordable Care Act itself,” Ms. Tanden said at a luncheon in downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday, according to The Hill.
3. Families USA President Ron Pollack said dealing with out-of-pocket costs is unavoidable for Democrats moving forward.
4. Hillary Clinton has addressed rising out-of-pocket costs in her healthcare policy. Up until this point, however, healthcare reform has not led her democratic platform, reports The Hill.
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