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If a single-payer healthcare system is adopted in the United States, will healthcare spending go down as a fraction of GDP?

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Total Forecasters60

Community Prediction60.2% (45% - 75%)

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community: 60.2%

Authors:

Matthew_Barnett

Opened:

May 14, 2020

Closes:

Jan 1, 2045

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 1, 2050

Economy & Business

Politics

Gross domestic product

Single-payer healthcare

United States

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