Study: Sanders' health plan would require $16.6T more in taxes

Bernie Sanders’ ambitious plan for universal healthcare would need $16.6 trillion more in tax revenue to pay for it, according to a new analysis.

The center-left think tank Urban Institute found that Sanders’ plan would need additional taxes and would hit doctors and hospitals with lower payments. However, the plan would extend healthcare coverage to the nearly 30 million people who don’t have it and completely overhaul the U.S. healthcare system by getting rid of Obamacare and the private health insurance system.