A new study has found that Medicare for All would save over 100,000 lives in the U.S. per year while also reducing Americans’ health care spending by more than $1 trillion annually. Yale University and University of Maryland researchers have estimated that the universal single payer health care system introduced in the Medicare for All Act would prevent 114,000 deaths per year.

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[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From that perspective, it's an amazing idea. Makes you wonder why it hasn't happened

From the propsective of the ultra-wealthy though, it will cost them 1 trillion in profits. Then you realize why they fight it so much

[–] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

For-profit healthcare is like for-profit ice cream: The point isn't the ice cream.