the reports from the mainstream media are among the least reliable ones often used as propaganda; if people check with more reliable alternative media they might find more credible sources like this one:
"The Mercatus Center's Estimate of the Costs of a National Single-Payer Healthcare System: Ideology Masquerading as Health Economics"
http://www.pnhp.org/news/2018/august/the-mercatus-centers-estimate-of-the-costs-of-a-national-single-payer-healthcare-sy
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