The Various Plans for Medicare for All |
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Now that we’ve set the ground rules, and the five main questions to consider, let’s look at the various plans. At the time we taped this episode (in mid February), there were ten that we could get full answers for. How they break down is the topic of this week’s HCT.
Senate Medicare for All bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1804 House Medicare for All bill: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/26/18239630/medicare-for-all-pramila-jayapal-bill Medicare at 50 Act: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1742/BILLS-115s1742is.pdf Medicare for America Act: https://delauro.house.gov/sites/delauro.house.gov/files/Medicare_for_America_Summary.pdf Healthy America Program: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/98432/2001826_2018.05.11_healthy_america_final_1.pdf The CHOICE Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/635 Medicare Extra for All: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/reports/2018/02/22/447095/medicare-extra-for-all/ Medicare X: https://www.vox.com/health-care/2017/10/20/16504800/medicare-x-single-payer The “Choose Medicare” Act: https://www.murphy.senate.gov/download/choose-medicare-one-pager State Public Option Act: https://www.schatz.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/State%20Public%20Option%20Act%20Text.pdf Related HCT episodes: 1. Medicare for All: What Does it Actually Mean? https://youtu.be/PuqYC-1abVM 2. Medicare for All Admin Costs: https://youtu.be/J4zx8LRBB-Y IMAGE CREDITS AFGE Senate Democrats Be sure to check out our podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cXfQgdsKps Other Healthcare Triage Links: 1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr 2. Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3. We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com 4. Aaron's book "The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully" is available wherever books are sold, such as Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hGvhKw Credits: John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen – Art Director Meredith Danko – Social Media #healthcaretriage #medicareforall #healthinsurance |