Fierce Healthcare June 12, 2019
Congress held another hearing on “Medicare for All” Wednesday.
The political posturing in Congress over “Medicare for All” continued Wednesday at the latest hearing on the implications of a single-payer system.
The House Ways and Means Committee hosted a panel of health policy experts and advocates to discuss Washington Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s bill that would establish a government-run health system that’s fashioned after Medicare.
Many of the same common questions emerged: How much would this system cost, and how would it be paid for? Will it lead to access problems? Do patients even want a change like this?
Don Berwick, M.D., president emeritus of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and former administrator of the Centers for...