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UCLA Study: Taxpayers Foot 70 Percent Of California's Health Care Tab

UCLA Study: Taxpayers Foot 70 Percent Of California's Health Care Tab

This year, taxpayers will cover about 70 percent of what is spent on health care in California, according to a new analysis released Wednesday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.Many people assume that the U.S. health care system is primarily supported by private dollars, such as insurance premiums from employer-based coverage, said Gerald Kominski, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the study's lead author.But that's no longer the case, at least in California — mostly because of its massive expansion of Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid, he said.


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Study: Public Funds Pay for 71% of Health Care in California

Study: Public Funds Pay for 71% of Health Care in California

SACRAMENTO, CA -- A new study reveals California pays for roughly 71 percent of health care expenditures, more than the national estimate of 65 percent.The study, conducted by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found "personal health care expenditures are estimated to total more than $367 billion in 2016.Approximately 71 percent of these expenditures will be paid for with public funds (i.e., taxpayer dollars)."


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Obamacare Made Health Care More Expensive, Not More Affordable

Obamacare Made Health Care More Expensive, Not More Affordable

(AP Photo)Way back in 2009, some folks on the left shared a chart showing that national expenditures on health care compared to life expectancy.This comparison was not favorable to the United States, which easily spent the most money but didn't have concomitantly impressive life expectancy.At the very least, people looking at the chart were supposed to conclude that other nations had better health care systems.