Difference between revisions of "Paul Krugman/Medicare"
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− | | text = Medicare has its problems | + | | text = Medicare has its problems -- but all the evidence says that it is substantially more cost-effective than private insurance. Partly this is because it has lower administrative costs; partly it’s because Medicare is able to use its market power to negotiate lower prices. And the international evidence is overwhelming: single-payer systems are much cheaper than systems centered on private insurance. |
| cite = [[Paul Krugman]], [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/joe-liebermans-plan-to-make-health-care-worse-and-more-expensive/ Joe Lieberman’s Plan to Make Health Care Worse and More Expensive] | | cite = [[Paul Krugman]], [http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/joe-liebermans-plan-to-make-health-care-worse-and-more-expensive/ Joe Lieberman’s Plan to Make Health Care Worse and More Expensive] | ||
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