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I would be careful likening that system to the NHS - the NHS is much more fully nationalized than a medicare for all system would be
by ameister14 7y ago
I would be careful likening that system to the NHS - the NHS is much more fully nationalized than a medicare for all system would be
- nugget 7y agoIt would be at first. But if almost all of a hospital’s revenue comes from CMS, why wouldn’t CMS simply run the hospital? If it can run provider networks more efficiently, why not hospitals? At least that’s how I predict the political discussion will evolve.
- colinmhayes 7y agoGovernment programs will never be as efficient as private ones unless they utilize market power to make themselves price setters. Nationalized health insurance is a great idea, but nationalized health care would be much more difficult to implement, and would likely not be as good as the system we currently have.