Current universal health care proposals fails to recognize the value of current solutions and cost-containment methods in play for many employer-sponsored health plans all across the country. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The phrases "health care for all" or "universal health care" might be two of the trendiest phrases in the health care space, the political space, and the Friday-night-cocktail-party space. Lord knows, you can't go to a football tailgate or a friend's wine tasting without this topic coming up.
But what do these phrases really mean in the hearts and minds of the American public? And what do these phrases mean for the economy and the health care space in general? Let's dig in.
The wisdom of the interwebs
In the interest of a completely scientific investigation, so that I might better understand what the American consumer is reading when he/she does some research, I chose to use the most reliable resource at my disposal: Google. When doing a Google search of "health care for all," the first two results happened to be from insurance carriers, advertising a group product; naturally these were promoted ads. From there, it got interesting. The third result was for Bernie Sanders "Health Care for All" website,
My Spidey-sense tingled. Upon clicking the link for the website, I was greeted by the following quote, credited to Bernie Sanders: "We say to the private health insurance companies: whether you like it or not, the Untied States will join every other major country on earth and guarantee health care to all people as a right. All Americans are entitled to go to the doctor when they're sick and not go bankrupt after staying in the hospital."
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