HEALTH CARE PRICES IN TEXAS ARE OUT-OF-CONTROL
The Crisis
Wall Street private equity firms have bought out Texas physicians, raised prices, and refused to accept your health insurance. Big Pharma continues to raise prices on drugs, even during a pandemic. Bad public policy proposals — in the form of unfunded mandates that go beyond Obamacare — threaten to raise prices even further.
Out-of-control health care costs are making Texas a sicker, poorer state. Enough is enough. Texans for Affordable Health Care is fighting back on behalf of patients, families, and employers across the Lone Star State.
We invite you to learn more about the Texas health care cost crisis, what is driving it, and how you can help. Please take action (link) and let your lawmakers know that you are a constituent and a voter who wants your elected officials to take a stand on behalf of Texans who rely on access to affordable, high-quality health care.
Texas leads the nation in
The Problem
Wall Street private equity firms bought out Texas physicians, raised prices, and refused to accept your health insurance.
Texans face an average reduction in wages of $683 annually as a result of anti-competitive hospital mergers.
The Solution
Fight for fair and transparent prices
Rein in private equity takeovers
Ban abusive business tactics that reduce competition and increase prices
Prohibit private equity's abusive facility fees
The Problem
Small business owners in Texas rank the cost of health insurance as their single biggest problem.
17% of businesses with less than 50 employees have stopped offering insurance.
The Solution
Stop mandates that reward abusive price gouging, markups, and hidden fees
Say "no" to new unfunded government mandates
Give employers and Texas flexibility to choose their own benefits
Prescription Drug Prices
The Problem
Texans spend more than any other state in the U.S. on prescription drugs.
Big Pharma continues to raise prices and make Rx drugs unaffordable.
The Solution
Fight for fair and transparent prices
Stop abusive price gouging, markups, and hidden fees
Rein in Big Pharma's Big Prices
Price Gouging
The Problem
Medical price gouging and price inflation are running rampant in Texas.
Texans are paying billions for health care prices that are excessively more than Medicare.
A COVID test that cost more than a Tesla — $50,000.
The Solution
Fight for fair and transparent prices
Prohibit abusive, anti-competitive business tactics that increase prices
Stop abusive price gouging, markups, and hidden fees
Fight for fair and transparent prices
Oppose unfunded government mandates
Stop abusive price gouging, markups and hidden fees
Reign in big Pharma’s big prices
Halt the private equity takeover of health care