A recent study in The Lancet by a team of Yale epidemiologists find that Medicare for all would save around 68,000 lives and $450 billion dollars a year. I know this topic is a bit more of a political discussion than science, but the idea that low priced/accessible health care could save so many lives is one worth having.
From everything that I've seen on the topic, the U.S. is rated very low (if not the lowest) cost-efficient medical care system in the developed world. It seems crazy to me that that's true, but it seems to be the case. Simple procedures here in the U.S. are priced in the thousands or tens of thousands, while the same procedures are basically free in neighboring countries.
I'm curious what Medicare for all would do for the U.S. If this program would save so many lives and would really save that kind of money, why then are we not in a rush to implement it? Is it really just all politics? I 100% support the same type of medical coverage that Canada uses, but I'm not sure if it's the same program Medicare for all would be.