Other countries have tried single-payer — and their patients wait, suffer and even die as a result. Americans deserve reform, not imitation of failure.
Affordability is becoming the watchword for Republicans and Democrats alike this election year. Progressives in Senate races from Maine to Illinois to Minnesota are putting Medicare for All at the center of their agenda for making health care affordable. Polling shows that some two-thirds of Americans support the policy.
The prospect of “free” health care courtesy of federal taxpayers is understandably tempting. But it’s a temptation worth resisting.
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Sorry, but single-payer won’t fix American health care
Sally C. Pipes
Other countries have tried single-payer — and their patients wait, suffer and even die as a result. Americans deserve reform, not imitation of failure.
Affordability is becoming the watchword for Republicans and Democrats alike this election year. Progressives in Senate races from Maine to Illinois to Minnesota are putting Medicare for All at the center of their agenda for making health care affordable. Polling shows that some two-thirds of Americans support the policy.
The prospect of “free” health care courtesy of federal taxpayers is understandably tempting. But it’s a temptation worth resisting.
Read the op-ed here.
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.