House Democrats unveil Medicare expansion plan: 8 things to know
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- U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., reintroduced the Medicare for America Act on May 1
- Medicare for America expands Medicare and Medicaid's covered benefits and services to include prescription drugs, dental, vision, and hearing services
- 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
- Uninsured Americans or those without employer-sponsored insurance
- People under Medicare for America would not have out-of-pocket costs for preventive and chronic disease services
- Medicare for America would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
- Under Medicare for America plans, there would be no deductibles, but there would be some income-based premiums
- 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...