Study: Public Plan Could Save $1.8 Trillion Over 10 Years
New research from the Commonwealth Fund projects that U.S. health care spending from 2010 to 2020 would increase by $1.8 trillion less with a public plan than it would if health care reform efforts relied only on private insurers. The report assumes a public plan would pay doctors and hospitals rates similar to Medicare.
- "Public Health Plan Could Save Money Faster: Policy Group" (Heavey, Reuters, 6/24).