West Health Policy Center
Health Policy Research and Education
The West Health Policy Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC, focused on lowering healthcare costs to enable successful aging. It was established to inform better state and federal public policy decisions with insightful health policy research, expert analysis, and evidence-based education and outreach.
135 Million
Americans are worried about affording care
$88 Billion
Borrowed from the retirement savings of all US adults to pay for care annually
70%
Americans uncomfortable with the idea of living in a nursing home
83%
Americans support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices
Addressing a Critical Need
Informing better public policy decisions with insightful health policy research, expert analysis, and evidence-based education and outreach.
initiatives
Making Prescription Drugs Affordable5.6%
Average price increase of prescription drugs at the start of 2023
Policy Center News
01/09
Healthcare Affordability Dashboard
Rising costs and the postponement of care have been years in the making. Our interactive data dashboard serves as a tool for elected officials, policy makers, and the public to view our health policy research and better understand the changing attitudes and behaviors toward healthcare, and what needs to be done to avoid putting the health of millions of Americans at risk.
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