UNIVERSAL COVERAGE: Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?

Research reveals that African Americans are more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to experience health inequities.3 Given the disproportionate impact on chronic diseases in communities of color, Congress must find ways to make healthcare coverage universal, accessible, and of high quality for all. Research by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University — a libertarian think tank backed by the Koch brothers (yes, those Koch brothers). — projected that the Medicare for All plan championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would cost the government $32.6 trillion over 10 years.4 The highly critical report represented this figure as additional federal spending on top of what the government currently spends on health programs, and found that even doubling all federal individual and corporate income taxes would not cover the costs of Sanders’ Medicare for All plan. [...]it also found that Medicare for All would result in significant savings for the country because of lower prescription drug costs, saving $846 billion over the next decade.