Democrats Unveil 'Medicare for All' Bill Favored by Liberal Base

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Democrats Unveil ‘Medicare for All’ Bill Favored by Liberal Base
By Sahil Kapur and John Tozzi
February 26, 2019, 5:30 PM EST


A leader of House Democrats’ progressive wing is proposing “Medicare for all” legislation that would replace almost all private health insurance, an idea that’s galvanizing the party’s liberal base and winning endorsements from many of its top presidential contenders.

The legislation by Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Pramila Jayapal would steer all Americans — not just those 65 and older — into the Medicare program in two years. It would cover comprehensive health care services and, in a radical departure from the existing system, limit private insurance to supplemental benefits not provided by the government-run program.

“The state of our health care system is absolutely atrocious,” Jayapal of Washington told reporters on a conference call Tuesday. “Americans are literally dying because they can’t afford insulin or they can’t get the cancer treatment they need. Americans are going bankrupt.”

She said the measure will be introduced Wednesday with more than 100 co-sponsors.

Jayapal didn’t say how much it would cost or how it would be funded. The measure would eliminate all premiums, deductibles and co-pays while guaranteeing universal health care access to “every person living in the United States,” according to a summary provided by Jayapal’s office. The summary said combining all coverage into one program would reduce administrative costs and let Medicare set doctors’ fees, hospital budgets, and negotiate drug prices.

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[safeinOhio]

1. The savings have a better chance

Of more than paying it than the Repub tax plan had a chance of paying for then with all That tinkle down BS.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Probably won't make it, but it is nice to see that this time...

at least, our starting point for health care legislation is about as far to the left as it can get.

Maybe we can get something good out of this proposal.