House Democrats unveil Medicare expansion plan: 8 things to know

  1. U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro
  2. D-Conn.
  3. and Jan Schakowsky
  4. D-Ill.
  5. reintroduced the Medicare for America Act on May 1
  6. Medicare for America expands Medicare and Medicaid's covered benefits and services to include prescription drugs
  7. dental
  8. vision
  9. and hearing services
  10. The proposed Medicare expansion plan is different from Medicare for All in that it would not replace private coverage with a single government-sponsored insurance option
  11. Uninsured Americans or those without employer-sponsored insurance
  12. People under Medicare for America would not have out-of-pocket costs for preventive and chronic disease services
  13. Medicare for America would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
  14. Under Medicare for America plans
  15. there would be no deductibles
  16. but there would be some income-based premiums
  17. Ms. DeLauro and Ms. Schakowsky initially introduced the Medicare for America Act in 2018.

Source: Becker's Hospital Review - https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/house-democrats-unveil-medic…

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