Federalist May 16, 2022
Christopher Jacobs

The testimony showed a surprising amount of consensus about ‘free’ health care creating a level of demand for care that doctors and hospitals could not meet.

One might think that, given our polarized times, a topic like single-payer health care would yield to partisan disputes. Think again.

At a recent Senate Budget Committee hearing on the concept proposed by the committee’s chairman, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, witnesses from the left, right, and center all agreed: Single-payer would lead to unmet demand for care.

They disagreed on the nature and import of this conclusion, but the testimony showed a surprising amount of consensus about “free” health care creating a level of demand for care that doctors and hospitals could...

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