Cobb speaks about costs, benefits of single-payer system
"The driving point is health care for all," she said. "This is core, this is central, to why I'm running."
Last week, Medicare for All, or at least the proposal put forward by Sen.
"They skewed it to look expensive," she said. "It's important to have context.
In 2015, she said, the country as a whole spent
"It has been
"That (
Among other factors, the increase in preventive care and the ability to negotiate drug prices would reduce the expenditure overall, she said. Not only would it be cheaper, according to
The Sanders plan assumes that all health services would be reimbursed at Medicare rates, which are often lower than private insurers' rates, and using this rate is necessary for the
Ultimately, though, the savings of the plan are not as important to
"We're talking about economics; we're not talking about human beings," she said.
"I haven't seen it, and I think this is the important thing," she said.
If
"This
"It's a plan to explore a plan,"
For
"Everyone must have health care," she said. "It's good for us economically, it's good for us as human beings, it's good for us in this region."
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