Yale Study: Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives a Year
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1T and 114,000 Lives a Year, Yale Study
A new preprint study from the Yale School of Public Health models the impact of adopting a single-payer universal health care system in the U.S., such as the Medicare for All Act. The researchers found that such a system could cover every American, save over 100,000 lives annually, and reduce total health care costs by $1 trillion compared to the current system. The study, which has not yet been peer reviewed, provides a detailed analysis of the potential benefits of a national public insurance program.
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace.