Leigh McGowan to Kmele Foster Doubting Effectivity of Universal Health Care: ‘It’s Worked in About 73 Countries in the World’

EXCERPT:

FOSTER: "That isn’t a function of a lack of government intervention. It is a function of there being a lack of a real free market for health care in this country. It would be wonderful if we could talk about meaningful reform. The notion that single-payer hiding prices, making the government the primary purchaser and provider of all health services would actually improve things, that is absolutely insane. Where has that ever worked?"

McGOWAN: "It’s worked in about 73 countries in the world on different variations."

FOSTER: "It’s lowered costs? It’s actually increased access?"

McGOWAN: "It would absolutely lower our costs."

FOSTER: "Absolutely absurd."