The federal government alone already spends 920 billion on health care for people under 65 [1] plus 667 billion for people over 65. [2] That's 1.5 trillion for

The federal government alone already spends 920 billion on health care for people under 65 [1] plus 667 billion for people over 65. [2] That's 1.5 trillion for the federal government alone: the states all contribute to their Medicaid programs, and a lot of hospitals and hospital systems throughout the US are actually government-owned, usually at the county/city level. The problem with US health care costs is definitely not "the USG doesn't have a big enough stake." It's one of, if not the single biggest US government expenditure already. I support single-payer, but it's not going to solve the US health care cost problem - and "solutions" to it are likely not going to be pleasant. Likely, in the practical world, whatever cost control ultimately ends up being imposed on whatever system we have 20 years from now is going to make health care worse. Indeed, what makes US health care so bad right now is in part ineffective cost control measures. [1] https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56571 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56571 [2] https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/medicare#:~:text=Medicare%20accounts%20for%20a%20significant%20portion%20of%20federal,the%20federal%20budget%20last%20year%2C%20after%20Social%20Security https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/medicare#:~:text=Medicare....