• Ways and Means Committee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Medicare for All Act of 2019 This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, and long-term care. The bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) and other charges for covered services. Additionally, private health insurers and employers may only offer coverage that is supplemental to, and not duplicative of, benefits provided under the program. Health insurance exchanges and specified federal health programs terminate upon program implementation. However, the program does not affect coverage provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Indian Health Service. The bill also establishes a series of implementing provisions relating to (1) health care provider participation; (2) HHS administration; and (3) payments and costs, including the requirement that HHS negotiate prices for prescription drugs. Individuals who are age 18 or younger, age 55 or older, or already enrolled in Medicare may enroll in the program starting one year after enactment of this bill; other individuals may buy into the program at this time. The program must be fully implemented two years after enactment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Rules, Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2709-2711)
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Rules, Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2709-2711)
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAlternative treatmentsBudget processChild healthCompetition and antitrustComprehensive health careCongressional oversightDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careHome and outpatient careHospital careIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority healthNursingPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWages and earningsWomen's healthWorker safety and health
Medicare for All Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1384| House
| Updated: 12/10/2019
Medicare for All Act of 2019 This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and vision services, and long-term care. The bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) and other charges for covered services. Additionally, private health insurers and employers may only offer coverage that is supplemental to, and not duplicative of, benefits provided under the program. Health insurance exchanges and specified federal health programs terminate upon program implementation. However, the program does not affect coverage provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Indian Health Service. The bill also establishes a series of implementing provisions relating to (1) health care provider participation; (2) HHS administration; and (3) payments and costs, including the requirement that HHS negotiate prices for prescription drugs. Individuals who are age 18 or younger, age 55 or older, or already enrolled in Medicare may enroll in the program starting one year after enactment of this bill; other individuals may buy into the program at this time. The program must be fully implemented two years after enactment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Rules, Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2709-2711)
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Rules, Oversight and Reform, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2709-2711)
• Ways and Means Committee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Health
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAlternative treatmentsBudget processChild healthCompetition and antitrustComprehensive health careCongressional oversightDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careHome and outpatient careHospital careIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority healthNursingPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementSex and reproductive healthState and local government operationsWages and earningsWomen's healthWorker safety and health