johnnycake
US Health Care
Health care in the US is an expensive mess, made worse by ill-informed partisan bungling in programs and policies. There are several proposals for reform, that can be divided in to
two categories: single-payer medicare-like, and changes to the existing system of private insurance, such as a public option.
A recent proposal to be considered by US Congress is HR-1384, called "Medicare for All". It extends Medicare to many who were not previously eligible, and add vision and dental coverage.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1384
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https://jayapal.house.gov/medicare-for-all/medicare-for-all-act-of-2019/
https://www.wearemarchon.org/medicare4all/
A quick intro:
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/03/first-look-pramila-jayapals-medicare-all-act-2019-hr-1384.html
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H.R. 1384 improves and expands Medicare to every person in the U.S. and provides the following cradle-to-grave benefits:
primary and inpatient care
hospital and outpatient services
prescription drugs
dental, vision, hearing
reproductive health, including abortion
mental health and substance abuse services
long-term services and supports
laboratory and diagnostic services
and more
https://www.healthcare-now.org/legislation/hr1384/
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/18/illuminating-exchange-health-care-reveals-beto-doesnt-think-insurance-industry
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