FixHealthCarePolicy

Illusions of Cost Control in Public Health Care Plans

The available evidence does not indicate that a public plan modeled on Medicare could provide health care comparable to that offered by existing private plans, let alone at a lower cost. Contrary to proponents’ claims, a public plan could not achieve cost savings or substantially reduce the number of uninsured without substantially reducing the quality and access to health care that Americans currently enjoy.

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