• Ways and Means Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• 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 2021 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.
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, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesAdvisory bodiesAlternative treatmentsBudget processChild healthCompetition and antitrustComprehensive health careCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDental 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 care qualityHealth 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 careImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority healthNatural disastersNursingPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationState and local government operationsWages and earningsWomen's healthWorker safety and health
Medicare for All Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-1976| House
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Medicare for All Act of 2021 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.
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, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Ways and Means Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Rules Committee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• 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 oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDental 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 care qualityHealth 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 careImmigration status and proceduresIncome tax creditsIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationLaw enforcement administration and fundingLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsMinority healthNatural disastersNursingPrescription drugsPublic contracts and procurementRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex and reproductive healthSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationState and local government operationsWages and earningsWomen's healthWorker safety and health