Federalist May 16, 2022
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.