A group of New England doctors pressed the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates this month to drop the organization’s opposition to single-payer health care.
The effort ultimately failed (for now). And good thing.
Such a system would be disastrous for physicians — and patients.
Single-payer health care is what it sounds like — an insurance program where the government is the only insurer.
Private insurance would be banned.
And the government would pay health-care providers whatever it deemed appropriate and affordable.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.
Doctors lobbying for Medicare for All should be careful what they wish for
Sally C. Pipes
A group of New England doctors pressed the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates this month to drop the organization’s opposition to single-payer health care.
The effort ultimately failed (for now). And good thing.
Such a system would be disastrous for physicians — and patients.
Single-payer health care is what it sounds like — an insurance program where the government is the only insurer.
Private insurance would be banned.
And the government would pay health-care providers whatever it deemed appropriate and affordable.
Read the full article at the New York Post
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.