Democratic Primaries

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts) Sat Sep 21, 2019, 06:07 AM Sep 2019

About that Medicare for All thing...

Bernie did not write the bill, he wrote one bill...

Someone here (I think) posted this link and it may be time to revisit it:

https://www.kff.org/interactive/compare-medicare-for-all-public-plan-proposals/

Compare Medicare-for-all and Public Plan Proposals
Updated: May 15, 2019

Several bills have been introduced in the 116th Congress that would expand the role of public programs in health care. As more legislation is introduced, we will continue to update the side-by-side comparison tool. The bills range in scope from broad proposals to create a new national health insurance program for all residents to more incremental approaches that offer a public plan option in addition to current sources of coverage, private or public. These bills are grouped into five general categories:

Medicare-for-all, a single national health insurance program for all U.S. residents:

Medicare for All Act of 2019 by Rep. Jayapal, H.R. 1384
Medicare for All Act of 2019 by Sen. Sanders, S. 1129

A new national health insurance program for all U.S. residents with an opt out for qualified coverage:

Medicare for America Act of 2019 by Rep. DeLauro and Rep. Schakowsky, H.R. 2452

A new public plan option that would be offered to individuals through the ACA marketplace:

Keeping Health Insurance Affordable Act of 2019 by Sen. Cardin, S. 3
Choose Medicare Act by Sen. Merkley, S. 1261 and Rep. Richmond, H.R. 2463
Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 by Sen. Bennet and Sen. Kaine, S. 981 and Rep. Delgado, H.R. 2000
The CHOICE Act by Rep. Schakowsky, H.R. 2085 and Sen. Whitehouse, S. 1033

A Medicare buy-in option for older individuals not yet eligible for the current Medicare program:

Medicare at 50 Act by Sen. Stabenow, S. 470
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 by Rep. Higgins, H.R. 1346

A Medicaid buy-in option that states can elect to offer to individuals through the ACA marketplace:

State Public Option Act by Sen. Schatz, S. 489 and Rep. Luján, H.R. 1277.

Interactive stuff at link.

And, AFIK, none of these are out of committee. Some may not be in committee. And Moscow Mitch will not allow any of them on the Seantefloor anyway.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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About that Medicare for All thing... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 OP

This will all have to be debated in the House. These debates can be echoed in parts of the country CTyankee Sep 2019 #1

The first bill formally introduced in the House was way back in 1943. BS was two years old then. George II Sep 2019 #2

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

1. This will all have to be debated in the House. These debates can be echoed in parts of the country

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:22 AM

Sep 2019

where our possible candidates speak. And then, when our candidate has been chosen, in town halls and speeches. I know there are many dazzling alternatives to what we now have but I think the arguments can be boiled down and discussed on their merits.

I don't see any other way.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

George II

(67,782 posts)

2. The first bill formally introduced in the House was way back in 1943. BS was two years old then.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 09:30 AM

Sep 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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