Medicare for All
Executive Summary
Key Findings
We used a micro-simulation model to estimate the effects of the Medicare-X Choice Act1 on health insurance coverage and healthcare spending.
A variety of public policy proposals to expand health coverage and contain costs have been suggested that are often characterized as “single payer” approaches. The most popular is often referred to as “Medicare for All.” Moreover, “Medicare for All” is a term that is used interchangeably, and could…
“Medicare for All” – a catch-all label that has become a part of the political dialogue – represents a variety of health coverage proposals that would do everything from establish a national health insurance program with no competition to create a public, Medicare-like option for sale on the…
Statement
of the
American Hospital Association
for the
Committee on Rules
of the
U.S. House of Representatives
“Medicare for All Act of 2019”
April 30, 2019
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) released a new report that details the impact that a Medicare public option proposal could have on the ability of hospitals and health systems to continue to provide access to high-quality care to their patients…