Single payor will eliminate duplicative administrative costs. Having 400 different entities all duplicating the same administrative functions, some better and worse is a waste of health care dollars.
Wendell, my friend, duplication of services is a government specialty. One of the few things done well. As for putative administrative savings......
The government?s own projections say the cost of health-care administration will soar from $29 billion in 2008 to $71 billion by 2020, a $40
billion increase in bureaucratic expenses to administer health care. Some have pointed out that?s enough money to buy private health plans
for half of all Americans who are now uninsured because they can?t afford it.
