I've included a study (click here to view PDF) analyzing the economic impact of a universal Medicare program. It is based on HR 676—the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act—a bill introduced by Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.). The bill has been proposed for 11 straight years. The bill is a mess. It gets involved on the provider side too much and, for that reason, would never pass—not should we want it. Reform can be accomplished solely on the payor side. Payment reform will drive provider reform without draconian and “socialistic” re-engineering providers (e.g., the bill would convert all providers to nonprofits—as if that status makes the provider less susceptible to greed?).
According to the study, the expansion of Medicare would save the U.S. healthcare system $592 billion in 2014 alone. The main savings would come from slashing "administrative waste" (profit) in the private health insurance industry and by using the government’s bargaining power to obtain cheaper pharmaceuticals. Over the next decade, the study said savings could reach $1.8 trillion.
Under HR 676, a single-payer system would be financed through several factors: increasing the personal income tax on the top 5 percent of income earners, instituting a progressive tax on payroll and self-employment, taxing capital gains and other unearned income, instituting a 0.5 percent tax on stock trades and other "progressive tax" financing efforts, according to the study.
Single-payer healthcare bills have generally been opposed by Congress. According to a recent polling data, a majority of physicians now support a single-payer system.
Single-payer healthcare bills have generally been opposed by Congress. According to a recent polling data, a majority of physicians now support a single-payer system.
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