There is continued national news coverage of the work of Gerald C. Friedman, economics, and his economic analysis of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer health care plan. Sanders released details of the plan just prior to the Jan. 7 Democratic presidential debate and it has caused a lively debate about the overall cost and potential savings for Americans. Friedman says under the Sanders plan, spending would rise but there would also be huge savings for Americans because the plan would eliminate the cost of private insurers and control prices. (USA Today, 1/24/16; CNNMoney, 1/25/16)