A healthcare system where one entity — usually the government — pays for all healthcare costs, replacing private insurance companies. Doctors and hospitals remain private; the government simply acts as the bill-payer, eliminating the administrative waste of hundreds of competing insurers.
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You keep your doctor. You keep your hospital. The only thing that changes is who pays the bill. Medical debt is the #1 cause of personal bankruptcy — our plan ends it while covering every American.
Productivity rose 92.4% since 1979. Wages rose 33.6%. America is the wealthiest nation in human history — yet tens of millions cannot afford to live in it. This issue ties all 34 others together.