It’s actually more complicated than this article makes it out to be. One quirk of the US health system is that Medicare and Medicaid (tradition FFS) often reimburse below cost. That leaves other insurers on the hook to pay more. This is why Bernie’s M4A would have raised reimbursement rates from Medicare to healthcare providers. Basically, our dysfunctional government has bred a dysfunctional reimbursement system. You can look it up yourself, since healthcare providers are required to post prices now. Check the cost of different services by payer.

Another reason to avoid those plans like the plague.