Bill > HR2452

This bill establishes a national health insurance program called "Medicare for America" to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. The key provisions are: - Establishes a transitional public health option that will be offered in the individual market through the federal and state exchanges in 2021 and 2022. - Establishes Medicare for America to provide comprehensive health coverage for all U.S. residents starting in 2023, with automatic enrollment mechanisms for certain populations. - Requires Medicare for America to cover a wide range of benefits, including ambulatory services, emergency care, hospitalization, prescription drugs, rehabilitative services, and long-term care. - Prohibits private health insurance from offering duplicative coverage to Medicare for America benefits, but allows supplemental coverage. - Implements targeted reforms such as eliminating the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with disabilities, prohibiting surprise medical billing, and enhancing mental health parity requirements. - Imposes various tax changes, such as a surtax on high-income individuals, increases to Medicare payroll tax and net investment income tax, and new excise taxes on tobacco products, alcohol, and sugary drinks. - Establishes a Prescription Drug and Medical Device Review Board with authority to determine and enforce limits on excessive drug and device prices. The bill aims to provide comprehensive, universal health coverage while controlling costs and increasing transparency around health care pricing.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Health and Social Services, Justice

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2452/all-info