Shocker: Government Health Care Costs Are 34% Higher Than Private Health Care Costs

One reason liberals always tell us we need to switch to some sort of government-run or government-managed health care system is because private health care costs too much. But what they fail to tell us is how much government health care costs. As it turns out, we taxpayers pay more per patient for government health care than we pay for private health care.
And not only does government health care cost roughly 34% more per patient than private sector health care, but the gap in cost between government and private health care is actually growing. According to Jeffrey Anderson of the Pacific Research Institute:

A new study I’ve completed, published by the Pacific Research Institute, takes all health-care spending in the United States and subtracts the costs of the two flagship government-run programs, Medicare and Medicaid. It then takes that remaining spending and compares its cost increases over time with Medicare’s cost increases over time.
The results are clear: Since 1970 — even without the prescription drug benefit — Medicare’s costs have risen 34% more, per patient, than the combined costs of all health care in America apart from Medicare and Medicaid, the vast majority of which is purchased through the private sector.
Since 1970, the per-patient costs of all health care apart from Medicare and Medicaid have risen from $364 to $7,119, while Medicare’s per-patient costs have risen from $368 to $9,634. Medicare’s costs have risen $2,511 more per patient.

So basically, proponents of government health care want us to save money on health care by paying more in taxes for government-run health care than we pay now for private health care. And not only pay more for government health care, but pay more for government health care which will have the government managing and rationing when, where and how much when it comes to the treatment we get.
Sound like a bargain, America? Because it isn’t.