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US HR1384

US HR1384
Medicare for All Act of 2019


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Introduced
02/27/2019
In Committee
02/28/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program. This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, and long-term care. The bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) and other charges for covered services. Additionally, private health insurers and employers may only offer coverage that is supplemental to, and not duplicative of, benefits provided under the program. Health insurance exchanges and specified federal health programs terminate upon program implementation. However, the program does not affect coverage provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Indian Health Service. The bill also establishes a series of implementing provisions relating to (1) health care provider participation; (2) HHS administration; and (3) payments and costs, including the requirement that HHS negotiate prices for prescription drugs. Individuals who are age 18 or younger, age 55 or older, or already enrolled in Medicare may enroll in the program starting one year after enactment of this bill; other individuals may buy into the program at this time. The program must be fully implemented two years after enactment.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a national health insurance program, called the Medicare for All Program, that covers all U.S. residents and provides comprehensive benefits including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health treatment, dental and vision care, and long-term care, with no cost-sharing. The bill prohibits private insurers from offering duplicative coverage and terminates existing federal health programs upon full implementation of the program two years after enactment. The bill establishes requirements for provider participation, payments to providers, and administration of the program, including the creation of a national health budget and a beneficiary ombudsman. The bill also includes provisions for a two-year transition period during which individuals under 19, over 55, or already enrolled in Medicare can enroll, as well as a Medicare Transition buy-in option for other individuals.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (119)

Pramila Jayapal (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Brendan Boyle (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  André Carson (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Lois Frankel (D),  Marcia Fudge (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jared Golden (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Al Green (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Hakeem Jeffries (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Bill Keating (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Dan Kildee (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  James Langevin (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  Mike Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Nita Lowey (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Kilili Sablan (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  José Serrano (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Maxine Waters (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Last Action

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 12/10/2019)

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