Name: Why healthcare is a big US 2020 election issue | Rana Report
Uploaded: 2020-03-23T16:44:32.000Z
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Healthcare is the number one voting issue for the 2020

And we've seen Elizabeth Warren come out recently and propose

A Medicare-for-all programme, which would essentially mimic

a European-style, nationalised healthcare programme in the US.

This may be a step too far for US voters.

But, economically, it makes a lot of sense.

and yet lower outcomes than many European nations,

It's clear that we need healthcare reform.

But Americans have always thought about healthcare

I had some personal experience with that when I was travelling

between London and New York a few years back and had my first

risk of certain kinds of foetal abnormalities.

do lots and lots of expensive tests for a very, very

In the UK, my British midwife told me, hey,

you have a 99.8 per cent chance of having a healthy baby.

This really gets to the heart of the existential difference

And the idea of not providing a basic safety net

In the US, healthcare has always been perceived as a privilege.

So you have some of the highest levels of concierge care.

You have high levels of healthcare innovation.

you can get universal coverage through Medicaid.

And that leads to healthcare being the number one

cause of personal bankruptcy in the US, one of the key

reasons that people cycle in and out of poverty,

and, some believe, a drag on our overall GDP growth.

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