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Ms. Jayapal Introduces Bill to Create Universal Health Care System with No Out-of-Pocket Costs

Medicare for All Act

Also known as: Medicare for All Act

10 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Key Points

  • The bill creates a single national health insurance plan for every person living in the United States. It would cover almost all medical needs, including hospital visits, primary care, dental, vision, hearing, mental health, and long-term care for seniors and people with disabilities.
  • Patients would not have to pay any premiums, deductibles, or copays when they see a doctor or go to the hospital. The government would pay medical bills directly to health care providers, and doctors would be forbidden from sending extra bills to patients for covered services.
  • Private insurance companies and employers would be banned from selling or providing health plans that cover the same things as the new national program. However, they could still sell insurance for extra services that the government plan does not cover.
  • The program would start fully in two years, but children under 19 and adults over 55 would be able to join after just one year. During the transition, people could also choose to buy into a temporary version of the plan through existing health insurance marketplaces.
  • To pay for the system, the government would combine money currently used for programs like Medicare and Medicaid into a new national trust fund. The bill also calls for using new tax revenue to help cover the costs of providing care to everyone.
  • The government would negotiate the prices for prescription drugs and medical equipment directly with manufacturers to keep costs down. If the government and a drug company cannot agree on a fair price, the bill allows other companies to make that drug to ensure it stays affordable.
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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Milestones

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Apr 29, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, Rules, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced in House

Related News

3 articles
Common Dreams·10 months ago

Medicare for All returns to Congress as GOP pushes Medicaid cuts and corporate tax breaks

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell reintroduced the Medicare for All Act on Tuesday, reviving the push for a single-payer system as GOP lawmakers propose historic Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

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ABC News·about 2 months ago

Some policy experts struggle to make sense of new Trump health plan

As ACA tax credits expire, President Trump proposed 'The Great Healthcare Plan' to shift subsidies to health savings accounts. The move comes amid a renewed push by progressives for Medicare for All as a long-term solution to rising premiums.

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MSNBC·2 months ago

Pramila Jayapal is pushing for Democrats to return to Medicare for All. Thank goodness.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal is presenting new polling to House Democrats showing that 54% of voters nationally support Medicare for All. The push aims to make single-payer healthcare a central goal for the party heading into the 2026 elections.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Medicare for All Act

Bill NumberHR 3069
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, Rules, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Cosponsors

(112)
D: 112

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