Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Washington, D.C., think tank said in a study Wednesday a "Medicare for All"-type healthcare program that has been proposed by some Democrats, would cost taxpayers nearly $35 billion over the first decade, but would also save them money by eliminating premiums and deductibles.
The 81-page study, conducted by the Urban Institute and the Commonwealth Fund, said the programs pitched by 2020 presidential candidates and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would spike national healthcare spending, for example, by $720 billion next year. They would also inflate overall federal spending by $34 trillion over 10 years.