What Is “Single-Payer” Health Care?

Although the promise of “free” care may be attractive, in reality such a system would impose an unprecedented payroll tax on all working Americans. It would take control from patients and their doctors and put it in the hands of government politicians and bureaucrats. The international track record on single-payer plans confirms that this consistently leads to poor access to care—and even to denial of care. In short, single payer would have the effect of higher costs and reduced access to care for many patients