Private insurance corporations spread lies about the “high costs” of single-payer to the tax payer to block meaningful healthcare reform.
From Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
Private insurance corporations spread lies about the “high costs” of single-payer to the tax payer to block meaningful healthcare reform. They have been successful only because of their influence over corporate media outlets and their ability to spread lies about how it would be financed. The end result is the maintenance of a system where $220-280 billion in public funds are diverted into a massive multi-payer bureaucracy geared towards maximizing corporate profits rather than patient care.

