“Free” Health Care is Anything But

Originally published by RealClear Pennsylvania.

P.J. O’Rourke once famously wrote, “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” Pennsylvania House Democrats want to test that theory.

Pennsylvania House Rep. Greg Scott introduced House Bill (HB) 2763, which would establish a state-run, single-payer health-care system in the commonwealth. He calls this “Medicare for All,” but what it really means is a fiscal and healthcare disaster for all Pennsylvanians. The bill is now under consideration in the House Insurance Committee.

This bill is wrong for Pennsylvania for many reasons. Scott’s bill would blow a hole in the already precarious state budget, hammer taxpayers and employers alike, and reduce access to quality health care.

Read more at RealClear Pennsylvania.