HFMA April 23, 2019
* To be constructive, debates about the merits of a “Medicare for All” system should be grounded in data rather than ideology.
* The complexity of the issue stems in part from questions about how much such a program would cost and how it would be funded.
* Healthcare leaders can provide much-needed context by examining the issue through a financial and economic lens, as well as a human lens.
At this point, there isn’t even a shared understanding of what “Medicare for All” means. Some versions would be more accurately described as “Medicare for More,” because they would allow various groups, such as people over 50, to buy into the Medicare program while stopping short of universal coverage.
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