Aetna CEO: US should have 'debate' over single-payer system: 4 things to know

Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini said the country should be open to a conversation about a single-payer system, according to Vox.

Here are four things to know:

1. During a private meeting, Mr. Bertolini said the nation should "have that debate [over a single-payer system]."

2. He said the government running insurance coverage has not always gone smoothly to date, saying, "The government doesn't administer anything. The first thing they've ever tried to administer in social programs was the ACA, and that didn't go so well. So the industry has always been the back room for government."

3. He said the single-payer conversation encompasses more than solely lowering costs, it also deals with making Americans healthier.

4. An Aetna spokesperson said Mr. Bertolini was not advocating for such as system, but rather was supporting an open discussion.

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