Medicare for All and cost controls. [View all]
Will the current version of the Medicare for All bill succeed in controlling costs? All of the successful universal health care systems have costs controls in place but this seems like a major political problem for this bill.
Supporters of Medicare for All usually concentrate on the issue of insurance company opposition but any system that controls costs will necessarily mean that other powerful interests will have to take financial haircuts. This includes pharmaceutical companies, doctors, dentists and hospitals. These groups (especially doctors) are much more popular than the insurance companies and I can see their opposition being a major roadblock to affordable universal health care. Yet I don't see too many proponents of Medicare for All tackling this issue.
How will Medicare for All control costs across the board and how do proponents of the bill plan to overcome massive opposition from the health care interests listed above?
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