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The United States spends more on medical care than any other country in the developed world —about

 18 percent of our gross domestic product

 of other wealthy countries. Maybe that’s why

 nearly 7 out of every 10 Americans say cutting health care costs should be a top priority of Congress

 to cut those costs and make health care available to everyone is a thorny question.

Monday, Kerri Miller dug into the concept of universal, or single-payer, health care. Is it really the best solution to fix a health care system that’s badly in need of repair? What would it cost? How would we pay for it? How would it affect quality? And maybe most important to the consumer – how would it affect the bottom line? Two experts joined Miller to sort out the single-payer proposals.

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According to the Pew Research Center, a majority of Americans say they want to curb health care costs. But not everyone wants to give up private insurance to do it. What do experts see as the most viable path forward?

Is single-payer the best solution for America’s health care conundrum?

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