Last week, for the 11th straight year, a bill to expand and improve Medicare for all was again introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill, HR 676, would establish a universal, single-payor healthcare program akin to Canada’s and other developed countries’ healthcare systems.
Some of the elements of the “Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act,” include:
• All individuals residing in the United States and any territory of the United States would be covered under the “Medicare For All Program.” Each person would have a unique healthcare card.
• Healthcare benefits covered under the program include: primary care, inpatient and outpatient care, emergency care, prescription drugs, durable medical equipment, long-term and palliative care, mental health services, dental services, vision and hearing, approved dietary and nutritional therapies and more. Essentially, the current Medicare program’s benefits would be extended to everyone.
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Michigan) and 37 other House members introduced HR 676.
Single-payor healthcare bills have been opposed by Republicans and others in the past, and there is no timetable for when Congress would act on the legislation.
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