Health Care Costs Have Doubled In Past Decade, Says Sen. Klobuchar

Posted by University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service on November 17, 2009 |

By Laura Smith, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

During a press conference Tuesday on the importance of health care reform for middle class Americans, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said that health care costs have more than doubled in the past decade and could grow further.

“The average American spent $6,000 on their health care just ten years ago. Now the average American family is spending $12,000, and in ten years from now, without any bending of the cost curve, they will be spending $24,000 a year. If we do not act, these costs will break the backs of the American people,” Klobuchar said.

The senator attributed the numbers to Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.)

Klobuchar went on to outline what she would like to see brought about through significant reform.

“It is my hope that no one will have to choose between necessary medical care, and their mortgage,” said Klobuchar. “For the middle class, reform will mean stable coverage that can’t be taken away, stable costs that won’t eat away at paychecks and better care.”

November 17, 2009
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