Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Should all candidates focus on Bernie in the next debate? [View all]Red Oak
(699 posts)Bernie's plans actually save money on healthcare. Lots of money. His plans also improve health. Here is a link to a recent Lancet article.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)33019-3/fulltext
"Although health care expenditure per capita is higher in the USA than in any other country, more than 37 million Americans do not have health insurance, and 41 million more have inadequate access to care. Efforts are ongoing to repeal the Affordable Care Act which would exacerbate health-care inequities. By contrast, a universal system, such as that proposed in the Medicare for All Act, has the potential to transform the availability and efficiency of American health-care services. Taking into account both the costs of coverage expansion and the savings that would be achieved through the Medicare for All Act, we calculate that a single-payer, universal health-care system is likely to lead to a 13% savings in national health-care expenditure, equivalent to more than US$450 billion annually (based on the value of the US$ in 2017).
In case you missed it, it says universal health care via Medicare for all would save about $450B annually (that means every year). That would add up to saving $4.5 Trillion over ten years.
Where is your peer reviewed article on your $60 TRILLION!!!! scaremongering about Bernie's plans??
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided