Questions Medicare for All proponents must answer about administrative costs

Intensified by the early money and support fight among Democratic presidential hopefuls, “Medicare for All” and similar single-payer insurance programs have been promoted with increased volume. While there are differences among the “I’ll give you more for less” sales pitches, they share a common central premise that such plans have far lower administrative costs than private insurance, so that their version of reform will produce a massive infusion of available reso