While the idea of a single-payer health care system—so-called “Medicare for all”—is gaining popularity among Democrats, some experts say that implementing such a system presents major challenges.
In an October 26, 2018 article in the MetroWest Daily News, John McDonough, professor of the practice of public health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said, “If I ruled the world, the first thing I would do is implement single-payer. At the same time, I feel like getting from here to there is not possible.”
McDonough, who helped write the Affordable Care Act, said it would be extremely difficult to replace the current entrenched health care system, with cost being the biggest roadblock.
“How are you going to pay for it?” he asked. “The level of taxation that would be required to replace private premiums would be seen as off the wall by most people.”
Read the MetroWest Daily News article: Medicare for all: An empty promise?