MarketWatch : declared in American health care is so messed up that a whole industry has been created to help navigate it

In the individual health insurance market, services from health technology company HealthJoy come at an additional cost to the consumer. medical bill advocates and other such third-party businesses have sprung up in the gaps and blind spots of America's complicated, fragmented health care system. Phillips, who works in health care in Boston, Mass., soon found out that while the hospital was in-network, the anesthesiologist was not. Here's the real reason why U.S. health care is so expensive (2:21) The U.S. is the largest health-care spender in the world, but that doesn't actually translate into better health outcomes for Americans. Now, through his health benefits at work, he has access to a medical bill advocate, that helps individuals navigate their medical bills and the complex terminology of health insurance plans.

A healthy proposal? Local groups discuss state-initiated health care

Supporters also argue that a universal health care system is more fiscally responsible, saving money on administrative costs. Local PerspectivesA single-payer health-care system involves residents paying taxes to the government to cover healthcare costs, eradicating the need for private insurance companies. Under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, states can apply for Innovation Waivers, which allow them to pursue their own innovative strategies for health care. Getting involvedNevada County's chapter of Health Care for All California is now participating in the Healthy California Campaign, a statewide assemblage of single-payer health care advocate groups which were galvanized as a response to the threat of the ACA's repeal, according to Oberne. "They all have the same problems," he said, citing higher taxes for the working middle-class, and health care characterized by "extremely long delays and rationing."


My father was a coal miner, and his father was a coal miner. RICKIE COALSON, Retired Coal Miner: Coal miners are proud people. JUDY WOODRUFF: But, Lisa, stay with us, because you mentioned this West Virginia coal miners issue several times. But, notably, this time, miners' health benefits run out as another deadline hits, the deadline to fund most of government. But Tucker, who had open heart surgery just over a year ago, still depends on his miners health plan.


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