From the Yale study: "the Medicare for All Act ...would reduce national health expenditure by $1,041 billion annually. ...reductions in administrative overhead, pharmaceutical prices, fraudulent billing, and avoidable emergency care. ...universal coverage would save over 114,000 lives annually."
Common Dreams@commondreams.org · 4w agoThe authors of a new report found prior authorization—which allows insurers to overrule physicians to deny coverage—acts as a "corporate care veto" that drains tens of billions of dollars each year that could go toward patients.
