House Democrats unveil Medicare expansion plan: 8 things to know

1. U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., reintroduced the Medicare for America Act on May 1
2. Medicare for America expands Medicare and Medicaid's covered benefits and services to include prescription drugs, dental, vision, and hearing services
3. 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
4. Uninsured Americans or those without employer-sponsored insurance
5. People under Medicare for America would not have out-of-pocket costs for preventive and chronic disease services
6. Medicare for America would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
7. Under Medicare for America plans, there would be no deductibles, but there would be some income-based premiums
8. Ms. DeLauro and Ms. Schakowsky initially introduced the Medicare for America Act in 2018.

Source: Becker's Hospital Review
Source URL: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/payer-issues/house-dem...

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