Medicare for all. National, every person living in the country, and of the Health Professional in the country, is in the system. It is more comprehensive and there are no upfront outofpocket costs like copays or deductibles. Then medicare for all, everybody pays into it through a preventive tax, and everybody is covered for the care they need. That is certainly an expansive definition, and it gives us some to work with, but it is much more expansive than National Health Insurance Programs in other countries, which do include outofpocket expenses which often have secondary payers working alongside the governmentrun market. This would be much more expansive than perhaps anywhere in the world. Host lets look at the idea of pros and cons for such a system. Michael tanner, the idea of singlepayer what are the pros and cons as far as that program is concerned . Guest it would certainly give everybody a piece of paper saying they have Health Insurance, more than what some people have today. B
Of a singlepayer Health Care System in the u. S. This is just under one hour. [no audio] definitions. Doctor, how would you define washington journal continues. Host were going to engage in a discussion look at the topic of singlepayer health care. Two guest joining us, Michael Tanner with the cato institute. He serves as a senior fellow. And dr. Margaret flowers is a National Board advisor for the physicians for a National Health program. Of you, good morning. Lets start with definitions. Doctor, how would you define singlepayer as a working definition as far as health care is concerned . The easiest way is to call it National Improved Medicare for all. National, every person living in the country, and of the Health Professional in the country, is in the system. It is more comprehensive and there are no upfront outofpocket costs like copays or deductibles. Then medicare for all, everybody pays into it through a preventive tax, and everybody is covered for the care they need. That is c
Of a singlepayer Health Care System in the u. S. This is just under one hour. [no audio] definitions. Doctor, how would you define washington journal continues. Host were going to engage in a discussion look at the topic of singlepayer health care. Two guest joining us, Michael Tanner with the cato institute. He serves as a senior fellow. And dr. Margaret flowers is a National Board advisor for the physicians for a National Health program. Of you, good morning. Lets start with definitions. Doctor, how would you define singlepayer as a working definition as far as health care is concerned . The easiest way is to call it National Improved Medicare for all. National, every person living in the country, and of the Health Professional in the country, is in the system. It is more comprehensive and there are no upfront outofpocket costs like copays or deductibles. Then medicare for all, everybody pays into it through a preventive tax, and everybody is covered for the care they need. That is c