A Medical and Moral Imperative: Testimony for the U.S. Senate Budget Committee 'Medicare for All' Hearing
| Autor: | Adam Gaffney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Health Services. 52:492-500 |
| ISSN: | 1541-4469 0020-7314 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00207314221122650 |
| Popis: | On May 12, 2022, Senator Bernie Sanders held a hearing in the U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Medicare for All legislation. These were the first such hearings in the U.S. Senate. In testimony presented to the Budget Committee, I argued that the achievement of Medicare for All was a medical and moral imperative. I explored the problem of uninsurance, noting that 30 million Americans remain uninsured at a cost of more than 30,000 deaths annually. I contended that improving the quality of coverage was equally crucial, describing how some 41 million Americans remain underinsured at a grave cost to their health and financial wellbeing. Finally, I examined the economics of Medicare for All reform, and showed how the reduction of the enormous administrative waste in American healthcare could save hundreds of billions of dollars a year. Medicare for All, I concluded, is the one health reform that could expand and improve coverage for all while simultaneously controlling costs. |
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