Bill > S1804

This bill establishes a national Medicare-for-All health insurance program to provide comprehensive health care coverage to all residents of the United States. Key provisions include: - Requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Universal Medicare Program that provides benefits for medically necessary health care services, with no cost-sharing for enrollees. - Automatically enrolling all U.S. residents in the program, with an option for the Secretary to include other individuals. - Prohibiting private insurers from selling duplicate coverage and prohibiting employers from offering duplicative benefits. - Expanding Medicare benefits to include coverage for dental, vision, hearing, and long-term care services. - Establishing a national health budget, setting payment rates for providers, and negotiating drug prices. - Creating a Universal Medicare Trust Fund to finance the program through payroll taxes and by transferring funds from existing federal health programs. - Providing a transitional Medicare buy-in option and public health plan option before the full program takes effect.

Budget and Finance

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1804/all-info