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Fallacy watch: containing health care spending vs. health care costs
Don’t confuse controlling health care costs with controlling spending. A government health plan can contain spending by refusing to pay for life-saving treatments, but this would impose great costs. Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, myths & fallacies
Tagged administrative costs, Medicare for All
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Medicare: unfair, inefficient, fraudulant, costly
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons describes key problems with Medicare. But of course any kind of “Medicare for All,” or Medicare Part E (E for everyone, get it?!) will have these problems. Of course not. It is structured … Continue reading
Why Medicare is popular
Advocates of more government-run health care point to Medicare as successful example. “It’s popular!” they say. Vince Carrol points out one likely reason in his Denver Post column: “The reason for Medicare’s attractiveness to seniors is not hard to find,” … Continue reading
‘Medicare for All’ Will Bankrupt the United States
Paul Gessing is president of the Rio Grande Foundation has written a good article summarizing some problems with Medicare and why “Medicare for all” would be a disaster. They include: “Medicare’s expected future obligations exceeded premiums and dedicated taxes by … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, PPC
Tagged Medicare, Medicare for All, Medicare waste
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Adminstrative costs: Medicare vs. insurance companies
Advocates of “Medicare for All” like to point out that Medicare’s lower administrate costs justify a government-run health insurance program that everyone is eligible for. Even if the costs were lower, it’s a non-sequitur. First off, administrative costs can be … Continue reading
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Tagged administrative costs, Medicare, Medicare for All
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