National Nurses United: 209 Economists Endorse Medicare for All Ahead of House Budget Hearing
209 economists have signed a public statement supporting Medicare for All. The letter calls the current health care system "exorbitant and wasteful" and asserts that "the time is now to create a universal, single-payer, Medicare for All health care system in
"America's health system turns our survival over to greedy companies with the market power to set outrageously high prices. Medicare for All will give us a system already proven in other countries: much lower costs with less hassle and worry. It's a sure winner - except for the profiteers," said
The letter has been sent to Members of
In the letter, the economists underline the savings of the multi-payer insurance system in
"For patients, the effects would be life-changing," said National Nurses United President
The statement says that "implementing a unified single-payer system would reduce administrative costs," and that "combined with public control of drug prices and a dramatically simplified global budgeting system, a sensible Medicare financing system would reduce healthcare costs while guaranteeing access to comprehensive care and financial security to all." Medicare for All is the only proposal in
"This letter illustrates how Medicare for All is really a win-win," says
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