By Ken Lefkowitz
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Letters, March 24, 2021
As a former consultant and senior director for major corporations, I have designed health care plans for hundreds of thousands of employees and their dependents. George Dalembert (March 17) makes a compelling case for the expansion of the Child Tax Credit as a major factor in ensuring children’s health, stating, āAddressing Poverty is an evidence-based means of improving health.ā
Yet, passing Medicare for All would be an even more direct and permanent solution for addressing the issue of children’s heath, especially in Philadelphia, one of the poorest cities in the nation as reported in The Inquirer.
Medicare for All would provide comprehensive health care for all Americans with no premiums, deductibles, or copays, certainly improving the health of all our citizens, including children. And it will yield large savings while controlling costs in the future.
Three major studies, one by the University of Massachusetts, another published in The Lancet, and another appearing in the Annals of Internal Medicine, have estimated annual savings on health care spending through implementing Medicare for All ranging between $500 billion and $600 billion.