{"id":1039,"date":"2015-10-28T13:43:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2015-10-28T13:43:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T17:43:05","slug":"prescription-drug-costs-remain-atop-the-publics-national-health-care-agenda-well-ahead-of-affordable-care-act-revisions-and-repeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=1039","title":{"rendered":"Prescription Drug Costs Remain Atop the Public&#8217;s National Health Care Agenda, Well Ahead of Affordable Care Act Revisions and Repeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">(Source &#8211; Kaiser Family Foundation)<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\">28% of Public Report Asking Doctor about a Drug They Saw Advertised, and 12% Say Their Doctor Prescribed It<\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"left\">Few Workers Expect Raises if Employers Reduce Health Benefits to Avoid Cadillac Tax as Many Economists Predict<\/h3>\n<p>With some presidential candidates laying out details of their health care platforms, the cost of prescription drugs remains at the top of the public&#8217;s health care priority list for the President and Congress, the <a href=\"http:\/\/kff.org\/health-costs\/poll-finding\/kaiser-health-tracking-poll-october-2015\/\" data-hs-link-id=\"0\">October Kaiser Health Tracking Poll<\/a> finds.<\/p>\n<p>Kaiser Health News\u00a0is\u00a0a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. <a href=\"http:\/\/connect.kff.org\/poll-prescription-drug-costs-remain-atop-publics-health-care-agenda?ecid=ACsprvv4Z6ehZZFOGRhC5lVLloQXh4Q_BB0oVdBPoeyJ1KfVjOzvxXFY4-DJPlgEtlrBoc_ojsWc&amp;utm_campaign=KFF%3A+2015+October+Tracking+Poll&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=23193007&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9kA2ktcIwpFLqeFaBC4TqQpt__qf3xuA_TVSqWjGy0ZcmauFcHIT87CGECo0bWLnwYGCywcFntpvP4KyXFjutokBZgqw&amp;_hsmi=23193007\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-899 \" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-300x156.png\" alt=\"khn-logo1\" width=\"92\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1-390x205.png 390w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/khn-logo1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Notice<\/strong>: The \u201c<strong>Read more<\/strong>\u2026\u201d link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. 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