> And her insurance undoubtedly paid out at least 4x that amount A bold assumption. The whole argument is a bit of a straw-man, too. Single-payer isn't the on

> And her insurance undoubtedly paid out at least 4x that amount A bold assumption. The whole argument is a bit of a straw-man, too. Single-payer isn't the only way to do universal healthcare, which could also drive other costs not associated with the specialist down. Anyway, I'm not sure the article supports any such kind of speculation. And morally, I'm not sure which arguments you can make based on one person, nor do I want to.