Medicare for All unlikely to cause surge in hospital use: Harvard study

(Physicians for a National Health Program) Despite some analysts' claims that Medicare for All would cause a sharp increase in health care utilization, a new study finds the two biggest coverage expansions in US history -- Medicare and the ACA -- caused no net increase in hospital use. A slight increase in care for poor and sick Americans was offset by a slight reduction in care among wealthier and healthier patients.
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