Healthcare systems exist to optimize the health of individuals through timely access to necessary care. While getting value for our spending is important, saving money per se is not the primary goal of healthcare, care is.

Key Points

  • “Medicare for All” limits consumer choice and restricts medical facilities available to patients.
  • “Medicare for All” claims to insure everyone but actually reduces access to care.
  • “Medicare for All” prohibits the presence of free-market forces in health care.
  • “Medicare for All” prohibits the sale of private insurance.