The Pricing of Care Under Medicare for All

Because a “Medicare for all” policy is likely to pay physicians and health systems much less than commercial insurance, this Viewpoint anticipates responses of the community, including an increase in service volume and billing intensity and movement of care to more highly reimbursed settings, and it suggests ways to implement the policy to minimizez financial disruptions.

Democratic debates: Sanders, Biden and Harris among candidates set to clash – live

The second debate of the 2020 primary season features big hitters and up-and-comers such as Pete Buttigieg

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“For all the unprecedented scale and diversity of the massive number of candidates vying for presidential nomination of the Democratic party, they can be sheeplike in their herd behavior,” write my colleagues Ed Pilkington and Lauren Gambi...

We know who supports Medicare for All. We don’t know how Democrats will pass it.

The Democratic primary debate Wednesday night revealed two big things when it comes to health care.

First, most candidates on the stage were not interested in abolishing private health insurance in favor of a government-run plan, which is at the core of Medicare for All.

Second, none of the Democrats had a good answer on how to pass Medicare for All or any proposal that expands the role of government-run insurance, so long as Republicans maintain control of the Senate.