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Today's episode looks at the inefficiencies and inequities of the current U.S. healthcare system, highlighting the administrative waste and barriers to care created by private insurance, and explore how a single-payer system could deliver universal coverage, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes. The conversation also addresses the political and economic pathways to achieving Medicare for All, including the potential for major savings on prescription drugs and the feasibility of financing universal healthcare through a reallocation of current spending and targeted tax reforms.
By Center for Economic and Policy Research and Dean Baker4.7
2020 ratings
Today's episode looks at the inefficiencies and inequities of the current U.S. healthcare system, highlighting the administrative waste and barriers to care created by private insurance, and explore how a single-payer system could deliver universal coverage, reduce costs, and improve health outcomes. The conversation also addresses the political and economic pathways to achieving Medicare for All, including the potential for major savings on prescription drugs and the feasibility of financing universal healthcare through a reallocation of current spending and targeted tax reforms.

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