And The Bills Just Keep Piling Up
“We should have some estimate of how much increased utilization might cost the country.”
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Health Care Plans Work Best if We Have Black Ink, Not Red Ink
“What we need is a Dutch financing model with American characteristics.”
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Insuring the uninsured: Lessons from Taiwan and the Netherlands
“Compared to the U.S., Taiwan pays less for medical insurance while its people live longer.”
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Universal Healthcare: Going Dutch, Anyone?
“The Dutch funding formula is relatively simple to grasp. The United State can copy it.”
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American Businesses: They Are Not the Piggybank We Imagine
“In 2024, American households paid about 51 percent more in healthcare expenditures than businesses did.”
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Health Care Costs: How Much Can U.S. Households Bear?
Approximately one-third of the average Social Security benefit goes toward Medicare premiums and other out-of-pocket health care costs.
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Primary Care and “the Vision Thing”
“Studies show that when we invest in primary care, people live longer.”
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Maryland for All
“Altogether, CMS estimates that Maryland saved the federal government $781 million in fee-for-services spending.”