'Unsophisticated' investors overreact to Dem calls for 'Medicare for All,' warns ex-Aetna CEO
, an ETF that tracks the health-care industry's biggest companies, has risen by 4.7% year to date as of Monday's close, significantly lagging the S&P 500′s 17% rally." interview. "It's all in the details. And I think what stocks are reacting to is simply uncertainty, particularly among unsophisticated investors who don't really understand all the nuances" of implementing a single-payer system.
Democrat proponents argue that eliminating private health insurance and replacing it with a universal Medicare plan would help reduce administrative inefficiencies and costs in health care. Private insurance executives warn that such legislation would "destabilize" the U.S. health system and result in worse care.
Analysts say that actually implementing "Medicare for All" would be tough even if a Democrat were to beat Presidentin the election next year. Democrats would need to hold on to their majority in the U.S. House and win at least three new Senate seats in the 2020 election to regain control of both houses of Congress. Then they would likely need 60 votes in the Senate and two-thirds of the House to overcome any potential filibusters.
Williams, who served as chairman and CEO of Aetna for nearly four years, has previously said a single-payer system — in which the government would pay for health care — would be the "single" worst answer. On Tuesday, Williams advocated for strengthening public-private health systems such as Medicare Advantage, private supplemental Medicare coverage for seniors.
"The best role for the government is to set the rules," Williams said. "The best role for the private sector, collectively, is to manage that system and be able to eliminate ... the variability [of care] in the health-care system."to join CNBC at our Healthy Returns Summit in New York City on May 21.
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