Physicians for a National Health Program
Universal Coverage
Single-Payer Bill, H.R 676
Yes. Everyone is covered automatically at birth.
Affordable Care Act
No. More than 26 million remain uninsured and tens of millions remain underinsured.
Full Range of Benefits
Single-Payer Bill, H.R 676
Yes. Coverage for all medically necessary services.
Affordable Care Act
No. Insurers continue to strip down policies and increase patients’ co-payments and deductibles.
Savings
Single-Payer Bill, H.R 676
Yes. Redirects $400 billion in administrative waste to care; no net increase in health spending.
Affordable Care Act
No. Increases health spending by about $1.1 trillion over 10 years. Adds further layers of administrative bloat to our health system through the introduction of state-based exchanges.
Cost Control/Sustainability
Single-Payer Bill, H.R 676
Yes. Large-scale cost controls (negotiated fee schedule with physicians, bulk purchasing of drugs, hospital budgeting, capital planning, etc.) ensure that benefits are sustainable over the long term.
Affordable Care Act
No. Preserves a fragmented system incapable of controlling costs. Gains in coverage are erased by rising out-of-pocket expenses, bureaucratic waste and profiteering by private insurers and Big Pharma.
Choice of Doctor and Hospital
Single-Payer Bill, H.R 676
Yes. Patients would be allowed free choice of their doctor and hospital.
Affordable Care Act
No. Insurance companies continue to deny and limit care and to maintain restrictive networks.
Progressive Financing
Single-Payer Bill, H.R 676
Yes. Premiums and out-of-pocket costs are replaced with progressive income and wealth taxes. 95 percent of Americans pay less.
Affordable Care Act
No. Continues the unfair financing of health care whereby costs are disproportionately paid by middle and lower-income Americans and those families facing acute or chronic illness.
