American Hospital Association April 10, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and 14 of his Democratic colleagues today introduced the Medicare for All Act of 2019, legislation that would create a national health insurance program for every U.S. resident within four years, and allow Americans to buy in to the Medicare program during the transition. The bill would create an agency headed by the Health and Human Services Secretary and six other individuals confirmed by the Senate to administer the law, and require all providers to sign a participation agreement. Under the bill, inpatient services would be paid under a global budget and outpatient services would be paid either under a global budget or capitated payments. Sanders also released a document with some options on how to...
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