Reference Materials
Summary of State and National
Single Payer Studies
Author: Samuel Metz
Date: 11/01/2012
From the past 20 years, we
have 27 studies of single payer health care in the US; nine national and 18
state studies representing 14 states. These were conducted by two government
agencies and thirteen private consulting firms.
All but one show
administrative savings from single payer health care exceed the added costs of
providing comprehensive care for every citizen. The exception was Maine, which
demonstrated savings would equal added costs.
No study demonstrates
single payer health care cannot be implemented or will cost more than it saves.
The
PNHP website
does not include the 2009 IHEP national study or the most recent Minnesota
study.
Abbreviations used in table:
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CBO Congressional Budget
Office
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EPI Economic Policy
Institute
-
GAO General Accounting
Office
-
IHSP Institute for Health
and Socio-Economic Policy
-
MFH Missouri Foundation
for Health
-
MPR Mathematica Policy
Research
-
NCHC
National Coalition on
Health Care
-
SFP Solutions for
Progress
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When direct links are unavailable, PNHP summary page is
provided.
Note: Links will
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Date
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State
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Consulting
firm*
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link
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1994
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New Mexico
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Lewin
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Link
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1995
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Delaware
|
SFP
|
Link
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1995
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Minnesota
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Lewin
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Link
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|
1998
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Massachusetts
|
Lewin
|
Link
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|
2000
|
Maryland
|
Lewin
|
Link
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|
2001
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Vermont
|
Lewin
|
Link no longer valid
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|
2002
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Massachusetts
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LECG
|
Link
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|
2002
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California
|
Lewin
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Link no longer valid
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|
2002
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Maine
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MPR
|
(link no longer valid)
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2002
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Rhode Island
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SFP
|
Link
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2003
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Missouri
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MFH
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(link no longer valid)
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2004
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Georgia
|
Lewin
|
(link no longer valid)
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2005
|
California
|
Lewin
|
Link
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2007
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Colorado
|
Lewin
|
Link
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2007
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Kansas
|
Schramm-Raleigh
|
(link no longer valid)
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2009
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New York
|
Urban Institute
|
Link
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2010
|
Vermont
|
William Hsiao et al.
|
Link
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2012
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Minnesota
|
Lewin
|
(link no longer valid)
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National
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1991
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Nationwide
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GAO
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Link
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1991
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CBO
|
(link no longer valid)
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1993
|
CBO
|
(link no longer valid)
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|
1993
|
CBO
|
Link
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1993
|
CBO
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(link no longer valid)
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1998
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EPI
|
Link
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2005
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NCHC
|
(link no longer valid)
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2009
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IHSP
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Link
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2012
|
Gerald Friedman
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Link
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