Is Health Spending The Next Big Political Issue?

Diabetics dying because they can’t afford insulin. Organ transplant patients undergoing “wallet biopsies” to get on waiting lists. Are out-of-pocket costs going to dominate the health discussion in the next election? Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Joanne Kenen of Politic, and Rebecca Adams of CQ Roll Call join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this, as well as new Trump administration rules giving states the ability to make major changes to the Affordable Care Act. Also, lame duck lawmakers in Wisconsin and Michigan try to cement health changes before Democrats take over.