Modern Healthcare October 16, 2019
As the presidential candidates spar over health reform proposals, a new analysis of eight different Democratic reform models found they would cover from 11 million to 35 million more Americans while costing the federal government from $590 billion to $34 trillion over 10 years.
Urban Institute researchers examined models ranging from a modest enhancement of Affordable Care Act coverage to a government single-payer system covering all U.S. residents, including additional benefits such as dental and long-term care and requiring no patient cost-sharing.
They concluded the U.S. could slash the number of Americans lacking comprehensive health insurance from 34.6 million to 6.6 million through an aggressive incremental reform model that falls short of a full government takeover of health insurance.
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