Medicare for All and the Man on the Moon

With the healthcare exchanges failing, healthcare costs rising, and 60 million Americans still uninsured and underinsured, Obamacare 1.0 is dead man walking. But what will take its place?

While there are many different universal healthcare plans circulating in Congress, only one bill, the "Medicare for All Act of 2019," already has over 100 sponsors. If the Democrats take the Senate and the White House in 2020, this "Medicare for All" plan is positioned to replace Obamacare.

Ron Howrigon, author of Flatlining: How Healthcare Could Kill the U.S. Economy, joins the podcast to to dissect this "Medicare for All" bill: what’s in it, and the likely impact it will have on healthcare providers, the health insurance industry, and the people served by the system.

About Our Guest

Ron Howrigon is President and Founder of Fulcrum Strategies. He has held senior management level positions with three of the largest managed care companies in the U.S., including Kaiser Permanente, Cigna HealthCare, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Ron is the author of Flatlining: How Healthcare Could Kill the U.S. Economy.