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I'm assuming by "universal healthcare" you mean single-payer. I think the biggest problem is that changing who pays for it doesn't actually fix the problem. Yo
by Mindless2112 6y ago
I'm assuming by "universal healthcare" you mean single-payer. I think the biggest problem is that changing who pays for it doesn't actually fix the problem. You've still got the most expensive, least effective healthcare system in the world -- now it's just financed with your tax dollars.
- axaxs 6y agoNot necessarily. Right now, hospitals/doctors/etc can tell insurance companies to pound sand if they aren't willing to pay much. If there is only one insurance company, they are beholden to it and have to negotiate from a position of little-to-no power.
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- afarrell 6y agoFree-at-point-of-care does reduce costs because it reduces complexity. Once hospitals don't have to haggle with insurance companies, they can fire a bunch of administrators and thereby reduce costs.