President-elect Obama offered a concrete proposal to save the typical family $2,500 on medical expenditures. Measuring progress towards that goal requires statistics the federal government does not currently calculate. In addition to providing new measures, the federal government should help those who have health insurance through employers understand just how much that coverage costs.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as he announces a trade deal with the EU at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)