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Single-payer systems create unlimited demand for finite goods and services. This causes massive backlogs and leaves patients stuck waiting for medical care.
Two spine surgeons discuss the competition between private practices and hospitals in their markets.
The New York Times recently had a lengthy article about the profoundly dispiriting effect of the corporate takeover of the majority of U.S. medical practices. This puts profit above patients,
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Medicare for All, whereby the federal government forces everyone into a single government health plan, is antithetical to patients' interests.