American Hospital Association June 12, 2019

The House Ways and Means Committee today held a hearing on “Pathways to Universal Health Coverage,” which debated various options to expand access to health coverage, ranging from Medicare for All to improving existing coverage.

In a letter to committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.), AHA said, “America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to the goal of affordable, comprehensive health insurance for every American and believe we should build upon and improve our existing system to increase access to coverage and comprehensive health benefits. However, we have concerns with ‘Medicare for All’ and believe that the variety of proposals that often are used interchangeably under that name are not the solution. … The better path to achieving comprehensive coverage...

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