Ocasio-Cortez Defends Single-Payer Health Care by Citing Reduced ‘Funeral Expenses’
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WaPo Fact Check: Dems Wrong to Suggest ‘Medicare for All’ Will Save Trillions
A claim by some Democrats that a ‘Medicare for All’ health care plan would save the United States $2 trillion is based on a cherry-picked reading of a study which, in fact, shows such a plan would dramatically increase health care expenditures, a Washington Post fact check determined.
Think Tank: Medicare For All Has $32-Trillion Federal Price Tag
The implementation of nationwide, single-payer health care would cost the U.S. government more than $32 trillion over ten years, according to a new report from the libertarian Mercatus Center.
Medicare Part D Struggles with Opioid Epidemic, Overprescribing Concerns
A report by the inspector general for the Department of Health and Human services says that Medicare Part D, the program designed to help seniors afford drug prescriptions, is struggling with concerns of overprescribing, and also points to thousands of situations in which the level of prescriptions for some patients is creating risk of overdose deaths.
Dem House Candidate Won’t Say How He’d Fund $32 Trillion ‘Medicare for All’ Plan
Jeff Beals, a Democratic candidate in New York’s 19th congressional district, on Monday gave a strange response to incumbent Rep. John Faso’s (R., N.Y.) question on how he would raise $32 trillion to fund a “Medicare for All” health-care plan.
Sanders on Transition to Single-Payer Health Care System: ‘There Will Be Pain’
Amnesty, Abortion, and Big Spending: Inside the Left’s Policy Playbook
Mass amnesty, trillions in Medicare spending, and publicly funded abortion are just some of the ideas in a set of policy proposals that a left-leaning policy group gave to Democratic bigwigs this past week.
Sanders on Democratic Party Policies: ‘What Was Once Considered Radical Is Now Mainstream’
Waiting Times For Canada’s Single-Payer Health Care System Hit Record High
Waiting times for medically necessary health care services under Canada’s single-payer system have hit a record high, according to a report from the Fraser Institute.
Democratic Senator Opposes ‘Medicare For All’ Proposal, Says Individuals Should Choose
Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) did not vote for the ‘Medicare for All’ proposal crafted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.). Rather, he believes individuals should be able to have the choice into which system they want to buy in.
