Why Single-Payer Health Care Saves Money

New York Times ^ | July 7, 2017 | By ROBERT H. FRANK

[wardamneagle]

Single payer.........OOOH got it........you mean Medicaid.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Saves 1 Dollar, costs you 100

[thulldud]

If you thought Obama's free health care was expensive, wait till you get a load of single payer.

But don't forget to flush.

[AndyTheBear]

Single payer health care saves money?

GREAT! Glad to hear it.

Everybody, get as much healthcare as you like and bill the NYT, they are happy to pay because it saves them money.

[wastoute]

The phrase “single payer” should be redefined to mean “consumer pays”...

[VTenigma]

I understand Vermont determined that adopting this would have DOUBLED the size of the state budget.

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More than DOUBLED the revenue needed to be raised. It would have brought the average taxpayer burden to 79% of gross income.

[Renkluaf]

The only way single-payer can save money is to make all health-care service providers employees of the state. At which point you’ll no longer have health-care service providers.

[DBeers]

The article deserves a Mega Barf Alert!

[Jim Noble]

“The phrase “single payer” should be redefined to mean “consumer pays”...”

Instead of “taxpayer pays”?

[neverevergiveup]

“None of these elite masterminds are on Obamacare plans.”

None of these elite masterminds know anything substantive about health care or the realities of health care economics.

[4Liberty]

Robert Frank used to be a respected economist. Sad to see a sensible scientist co-opted by the Deep State. Wonder what he received in exchange for promoting Swampcare? Professors aren’t paid millionaire’s salaries - he must have needed something.......

[Jane Long]

Professors aren’t paid millionaire’s salaries - he must have needed something..

Maybe he's been offered FREE CADILLAC healthcare (same plan the oligarchs, er , politicians access), for life 😡