Let’s Be Honest About a Single-Payer System

A shift to single-payer would be incredibly challenging — but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth doing

Dwyer Gunn
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6 min readMay 13, 2019

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Today, perhaps more than ever, the health care debate in Washington is characterized by absolutes.

On the left, “Medicare for all” advocates (including a number of Democratic candidates for…

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Dwyer Gunn
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Journalist covering economics for @Medium. Words for @nytimes @Slate @NYMag. @Freakonomics alum. Email: dwyer.gunn@gmail.com