Commonwealth Fund October 16, 2019
Even within the existing public–private health care system, the United States could achieve near-universal coverage with moderate decreases in national health spending, according to a pair of reports published today by the Urban Institute and the Commonwealth Fund.
The study, Comparing Health Insurance Reform Options: From “Building on the ACA” to Single Payer, analyzes eight health care reforms and their potential effects on insurance coverage, national health care costs, and spending by federal and state governments, consumers, and employers.
The plans fall along a continuum — from improvements to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to a single-payer reform, similar to Medicare for All proposals, that would eliminate private insurance, cover all U.S. residents and undocumented immigrants, and eliminate premiums and...
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