The projected multitrillion-dollar cost of Medicare for All has pitted Dem presidential candidates against each other as they argue about the feasibility of single-payer health care politi.co/2NbZ62P
But the reality is the current health system may cost trillions more in the long run and be less effective in saving lives
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With Medicare for All and its price tag likely to come up in the next Democratic debate Jan. 14 in Iowa, here are 5️⃣ of the costliest consequences of inaction 👇politi.co/2NbZ62P
1️⃣. An aging population is driving up Medicare spending, but the rising cost of private insurance is the biggest factor as national health spending keeps rising politi.co/2NbZ62P
2️⃣. More people will be uninsured: The number of people enrolling in the Obamacare marketplace has declined, and more people are dropping employer-sponsored insurance due to cost and other concerns politi.co/2NbZ62P
3️⃣. Coverage will be skimpier. As the cost of health care has skyrocketed, insurance companies have squeezed patients with out-of-pocket costs politi.co/2NbZ62P
4️⃣. U.S. patients pay vastly more for prescription drugs than people in other developed countries and the disparity is set to grow making needed drugs even more out of reach politi.co/2NbZ62P
5️⃣. Americans will continue to get sicker and die younger politi.co/2NbZ62P
Here's more on why the most expensive health care option of all is doing nothing 👇 politi.co/2NbZ62P
