Will Pete Buttigieg’s Medicare for all plan work?
Democratic presidential candidate, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during a presidential forum. Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s newly released health-care plan promises to expand coverage to uninsured Americans, lower costs and offer more choice in the health-care space. Just don’t call it “ Medicare for All .”
What did Buttigieg say about Medicare-for-all?
In a March 2019 CNN town hall, Buttigieg said the "best way" to move toward a Medicare-for-all system is to "take some flavor of Medicare, you make it available on the exchange as a kind of public option, and you invite people to buy into it."
How would Buttigieg’s public option work for the uninsured?
The uninsured, including low-income Americans living in states that did not expand Medicaid when the Affordable Care Act became law, would be automatically enrolled in the public option under Buttigieg’s plan, while those with access to an employer’s plan would also be able to join.
What is Buttigieg’s plan for health care?
Buttigieg’s plan is similar to former Vice President Joe Biden’s, though Buttigieg acknowledges that his plan could lead to “Medicare for All,” while Biden does not. The former vice president is also calling for the creation of a public option and more subsidies for those purchasing private insurance.
Coverage For More People, And More Affordable Coverage
Although Buttigieg’s thinking on the public option and Medicare for All is likely to attract the most attention from the most politically engaged observers, the feature of his plan likely to make the most immediate, widespread impact is its proposal to bolster the insurance now available through HealthCare.gov and state marketplaces like Covered California that the Affordable Care Act created..
Less Disruption, For Better And For Worse
If an advantage of these public option plans is their relative lack of disruption, a disadvantage is their relative complexity.
What is the Partnership for America's Health Care Future?
The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, a health-care industry advocacy group, opposes every Democratic plan with a public option, claiming it would limit consumers’ health-care options. The government also typically negotiates lower rates for care than private insurers do, another reason the industry may be opposed.
What does the ACA cover?
The government’s plan would cover all of the essential health benefits — 10 categories of care that all insurance plans must cover, including emergency services, hospitalization and maternity care — currently mandated by the ACA.
What is Pete Buttigieg's plan?
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s newly released health-care plan promises to expand coverage to uninsured Americans, lower costs and offer more choice in the health-care space. Just don’t call it “ Medicare for All .”. Called “Medicare for All Who Want It,” a riff on the plan proposed by Sen.
Is Buttigieg's plan similar to Biden's?
Buttigieg’s plan is similar to former Vice President Joe Biden’s, though Buttigieg acknowledges that his plan could lead to “Medicare for All,” while Biden does not. The former vice president is also calling for the creation of a public option and more subsidies for those purchasing private insurance. He wants to cap premiums for individual ...
Who proposed the health care reform?
Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate, proposed a health-care plan that would “transition every American into her version of a ‘Medicare for All’ system within 10 years,” CNBC reported.
Is Buttigieg's plan moderate?
Buttigieg’s plan is more moderate than that of fellow presidential candidates Sanders and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who support creating a single government option for all Americans.
Who proposed Medicare for all who want it?
Called “Medicare for All Who Want It,” a riff on the plan proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, another Democratic presidential candidate, the policy would keep employer-sponsored insurance and private individual plans while creating a government plan, called a public option, that any American could join. “Everyone should have the option of getting ...
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