False Premise, False Promise by Sally C. Pipes

Author:Sally C. Pipes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2019-02-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

THE HORRORS OF SINGLE-PAYER INSURANCE—OUTCOMES

Eventually the combination of long wait times, low-quality care, overworked physicians, and barriers to treatment takes a toll on people’s health. Life under single-payer insurance is more than just unpleasant—it’s unhealthy.

Just ask the people running the show. One in three health care workers in the United Kingdom would not recommend their own hospital to a friend or family member, according to one survey.1 Another poll found that one in six NHS staffers thought that personnel shortages put patients at risk.2

Still, single-payer health care’s defenders insist that patients in countries with universal, government-run care are better off. To support their claims, they point to a host of health metrics where the United States underperforms. But these statistics are often misleading.

To understand why, let’s break down the typical case against the U.S. health care system.

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