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A comment on NY Senate Bill S5474 proposing a universal single payer health plan for NYers. Parent comment

Re:NY Senate Bill S5474 proposing a universal single payer h... by nradov on Monday May 09, 2022 @07:27PM (#31321252)
States wouldn't be able to borrow on anything like that scale to fund a healthcare program. Any major increases in healthcare spending would have to be funded by huge tax increases.
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Re:NY Senate Bill S5474 proposing a universal single payer h... by unclenoriega on Monday May 09, 2022 @10:06PM (#31322560)
> increases in healthcare spending

FWIW, New York's current Medicaid budget alone puts it between San Marino and Israel for per capita healthcare spending. Widening the net a bit, that's between Italy and the UK.

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