Medicare for America Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2452| House
| Updated: 5/31/2019
Rosa L. DeLauro
Democratic Representative
Connecticut
Cosponsors (25)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)
Committees (9)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Medicare for America Act of 2019 This bill establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023. HHS must also offer a transitional public health option that provides certain minimum coverage through health insurance exchanges in 2021 and 2022. The bill also makes a series of other changes to health care and tax provisions. For example, the bill (1) allows federal funds to be used for abortions; (2) sunsets a specified tax reform law that, among other things, repealed the penalty for failing to maintain minimum essential health coverage; and (3) prohibits excessive prices for prescription drugs and medical devices, as determined by a newly established federal regulatory board.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and House Administration, 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 Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Health
AbortionAccounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAppropriationsChild healthCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustComprehensive health careCongressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCorporate finance and managementDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDigestive and metabolic diseasesDisability and paralysisDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEmployment taxesEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFamily planning and birth controlFederal preemptionGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careHigher educationHIV/AIDSHome and outpatient careHospital careIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesIndian social and development programsInflation and pricesInterest, dividends, interest ratesJudgesLabor-management relationsLawyers and legal servicesLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMembers of CongressMental healthMilitary medicineMinority healthNursingNutrition and dietPerformance measurementPrescription drugsProduct safety and qualityPublic contracts and procurementResearch and developmentSales and excise taxesSex and reproductive healthSexually transmitted diseasesState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsTelephone and wireless communicationVeterans' medical careWomen's healthWorker safety and health
Medicare for America Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-2452| House
| Updated: 5/31/2019
Medicare for America Act of 2019 This bill establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023. HHS must also offer a transitional public health option that provides certain minimum coverage through health insurance exchanges in 2021 and 2022. The bill also makes a series of other changes to health care and tax provisions. For example, the bill (1) allows federal funds to be used for abortions; (2) sunsets a specified tax reform law that, among other things, repealed the penalty for failing to maintain minimum essential health coverage; and (3) prohibits excessive prices for prescription drugs and medical devices, as determined by a newly established federal regulatory board.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, and House Administration, 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 Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Rosa L. DeLauro
Democratic Representative
Connecticut
Cosponsors (25)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)
Committees (9)
• Committee on House Administration• Ways and Means Committee• Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Education and Workforce Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Health
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AbortionAccounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAppropriationsChild healthCivil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustComprehensive health careCongressional officers and employeesCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCorporate finance and managementDental careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDigestive and metabolic diseasesDisability and paralysisDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEmployment taxesEvidence and witnessesExecutive agency funding and structureFamily planning and birth controlFederal preemptionGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHealth technology, devices, suppliesHearing, speech, and vision careHigher educationHIV/AIDSHome and outpatient careHospital careIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesIndian social and development programsInflation and pricesInterest, dividends, interest ratesJudgesLabor-management relationsLawyers and legal servicesLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMembers of CongressMental healthMilitary medicineMinority healthNursingNutrition and dietPerformance measurementPrescription drugsProduct safety and qualityPublic contracts and procurementResearch and developmentSales and excise taxesSex and reproductive healthSexually transmitted diseasesState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costsTelephone and wireless communicationVeterans' medical careWomen's healthWorker safety and health