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US Could Save $200B By Switching to Health Care For All

HeadlineAug 21, 2003

The U.S. would save $200 billion a year in administrative costs if it switched to a government-run universal health care system. That is the conclusion of two new reports being issued today including one in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. The studies conclude the savings would cover the cost of insuring the 41 million Americans without health insurance.

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