The analysis, issued Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office, offers a reality check on the campaign slogans that have characterized a growing crop of Democratic presidential aspirants who champion the idea of Medicare-for-all. On the plus side, it says, such a plan would produce universal coverage and probably a more efficient health system. The sober CBO tutorial was requested by House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) in January, days after Democrats took control of the chamber. On Wednesday, Yarmuth, the House budget chairman, thanked the CBO for the analysis and predicted it would help advance his goal. “It is no longer a matter of if we will have a single-payer health care system in our country, but when,” he said in a statement.

Source: Washington Post May 01, 2019 20:59 UTC