Why “Berniecare” Won’t Work (Bert Rürup, Project-Syndicate)

You cannot get better health care anywhere in the world than in the United States – that is, if you can afford it. And, faced with what is by far the most expensive health-care system in the world, affording it is no small feat. Indeed, US health-care spending, half of which is private, will reach $10,651 per capita this year alone, the equivalent of 18.4% of GDP. Despite the progress that President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act – so-called “Obamacare” – has made in expanding health-insurance coverage, many Americans still lack sufficient access to modern diagnostics and treatment.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sanders-single-payer-health-care-flaws-by-bert-r-rup-2016-05