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Single-payer systems likely to save money in US, analysis finds

Two dozen analyses of national and statewide single payer proposals made over the past 30 years have determined that a single-payer healthcare system would save money over time, likely even during the first year of operation

By Laura Kurtzman, UCSF
Thursday, January 16, 2020

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The study, published Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in PLOS Medicine, comes as California Gov. Gavin Newsom has created a state commission to find ways to achieve universal coverage, possibly through a single-payer system, and as the Democratic presidential candidates are debating “Medicare for All” proposals on the national stage.

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James G. Kahn, M.D., MPH
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The U.S. spends more on healthcare than any other country, yet is one of only a few developed nations that does not provide universal coverage. Under proposed single payer bills, such as “Medicare for All,” a unified public financing system would replace private insurance, similar to the healthcare system in Canada and many other wealthy nations.

“Even though they start with different single designs and modeling assumptions, the vast majority of these studies all come to the same conclusion,” said James G. Kahn, M.D., MPH, a professor in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and a member of the Philip R. Lee Health Policy Institute. “This suggests that fears that a single-payer system would increase costs are likely misplaced.”

The models were created by analysts from different political perspectives, and they provided a range of cost estimates in the first year of operation, from 7 percent higher to 15 percent lower.

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Single Payer in CA Would Have Reduced COVID-19 Deaths

If we are to take a simple projection of COVID-19 death comparisons between the U.S.A. and countries with Single Payer, if CA had already implemented a Single-Payer healthcare system prior to the pandemic, we could have potentially reduced COVID-19 deaths by over 60K!

We cannot afford to NOT pass AB 1400. Support the Cal Care Act and the fight to win Healthcare Equality!

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https://nhchc.org/…/Comparative-Analysis_International

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Win Healthcare for All: Send a Letter to Your CA Assemblymember


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The historic CA healthcare reform bill,
AB 1400 will be reintroduced in January!
AB 1400 will deliver healthcare to ALL Californians. AB 1400, for the first time in history, will address INEQUALITY in healthcare services.

Let’s get this grassroots people lobby effort going NOW! Send a message to your Assemblymember NOW, urging them to pledge to vote YES on AB 1400!

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