After years of fundraising and preparation, HealthCare for all Pennsylvania's Economic Impact Study showing the benefits of a Single Payer health care system for our state is finally ready for release. More press releases and a press conference with State Senator Jim Ferlo on March 19 are to come.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For immediate release
Health Care 4 All PA
Contact: Scott Tyson
Phone: 412-421-4242
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Study Proves That Single-Payer Health Care is Best for
Pennsylvanians And For the
Commonwealth’s Economy
Erie, Pennsylvania February 26, 2013 -- Health Care for All
PA, a statewide non-profit organization today released an economic impact
study. The results prove that a
single-payer health care plan will save families, businesses and tax
payers $17 billion annually while at the
same time providing comprehensive health care to all.
This study was done by University of Massachusetts – Amherst
professor of economics Gerald Friedman, Ph.D.
It compares the cost of the current for-profit health insurance model in
Pennsylvania whereby provider choice is limited and health services are
rationed by health insurance companies to that of a consumer-driven health care
system which lets people have the freedom to choose their own doctors,
hospitals and health care providers.
Some of the important advantages of a single-payer system
are:
·
Comprehensive coverage for every resident of Pennsylvania, including
dental, vision and mental health services;
·
Eliminates the need for hospitals to absorb the
cost of care for the uninsured;
·
Reduces bureaucracy for private physicians
resulting in reduced administrative costs and improved compensation for private
physicians;
·
Reduces or eliminates health insurance
over-costs for small business, allowing for more job creation, greater
reinvestment of profits, and reduced workers’ compensation costs.
·
Radically reduces the total cost of health care
to levels more consistent with costs in the rest of the industrialized world.
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