Multiple studies show there's more than enough money in our health care system to serve everyone if it were spent wisely (e.g. 1991 GAO report, 1993 CBO report).
Preserving profits with lies, damn lies, and propaganda
Insurance companies know very well they're running an extremely profitable con game. They won't give up their massive profits without a ruthless political fight.
They tell us "government insurance" would mean rationing, bureaucrats getting between us and our doctors, and excessive costs to taxpayers. In fact, these things are much worse now in our private system. Insurance companies don't really want us to carefully compare their products with single-payer Medicare, which is rated very highly by its 45 million users.
In a national Commonwealth Fund survey, Medicare users were significantly more satisfied with their health care than people using employer-sponsored plans (even though the elderly require by far the most intensive health care services among us). For example, 70% of those with single-payer Medicare said they "always" get access to needed care (specialists, tests, treatment) compared to only 51% of those with private insurance.
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