Is Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ proposal really Medicare for all? And what are the real costs associated with single-payer health care? On this episode, AEI’s Benedic Ippolito discusses the oft ignored implications of the health care plans popular among 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls.

Benedic Ippolito is a research fellow in economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute where he focuses on health economics.

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  1. Joe D. Inactive
    Joe D.
    @JosephDornisch

    Sounds like a good idea, why not import more doctors rather than opening more spots for doctors in various programs. This is a good long term solution as other countries enter demographic decline, get wealthier and keep their own doctors. It’s also a good plan for helping those countries develop – assist them with a little brain drain…

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