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:

  • CBO     Congressional Budget Office

  • 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

 

When direct links are unavailable, PNHP summary page is provided.

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Date

State

Consulting firm*

link

1994

New Mexico 

Lewin

Link

1995

Delaware

SFP

Link

1995

Minnesota

Lewin

Link

1998

Massachusetts

Lewin

Link

2000

Maryland

Lewin

Link

2001

Vermont

Lewin

Link no longer valid

2002

Massachusetts

LECG

Link

2002

California

Lewin

Link no longer valid

2002

Maine

MPR

 (link no longer valid)

2002

Rhode Island

SFP

Link

2003

Missouri

MFH

 (link no longer valid)

2004

Georgia

Lewin

 (link no longer valid)

2005

California

Lewin

Link

2007

Colorado

Lewin

Link

2007

Kansas

Schramm-Raleigh

 (link no longer valid)

2009

New York

Urban Institute

Link

2010

Vermont

William Hsiao et al.

Link

2012

Minnesota

Lewin

 (link no longer valid)

National

1991

Nationwide

GAO

Link

1991

CBO

 (link no longer valid)

1993

CBO

 (link no longer valid)

1993

CBO

Link

1993

CBO

 (link no longer valid)

1998

EPI

Link

2005

NCHC

 (link no longer valid)

2009

IHSP

Link

2012

Gerald Friedman

Link

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