| Cosponsor | Date Cosponsored |
| Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]* | 09/13/2017 |
| Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]* | 09/13/2017 |
| Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]* | 09/13/2017 |
| Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]* | 09/13/2017 |
Full Answer
Who co sponsored Medicare for All?
It is co-sponsored by 120 members of Congress in the House; similar legislation was introduced in the Senate last Congress by CPC co-founder Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Who sponsored the Secure Act of 2019?
Richard Neal, the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the SECURE Act as H.R. 1994 on March 29, 2019.
What is co sponsored legislation?
A sponsor or patron is a person, usually a legislator, who presents a bill or resolution to a legislature for consideration. Those who support it are known as cosponsors (sometimes co-sponsors) or copatrons.
Who in Congress oversees Medicare?
The Subcommittee on Health handles legislation and oversight related to Medicare, which provides health care to almost 60 million Americans over 65 years old as well as to those with disabilities. The subcommittee also oversees the Medicare Trust Fund and the financial health of the system.
Did SECURE Act 2.0 pass the Senate?
The House passed its SECURE 2.0 bill in March in 414-5 vote. The bipartisan package expands on the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, known as the SECURE Act, which Congress passed and was signed into law in late 2019.
What is the new SECURE Act 2021?
The Act would require employers to allow long-term, part-time workers to defer to their 401(k) plans. Part-time employees would be required to work two consecutive years and complete at least 500 hours of service in each year, a change from the original SECURE Act's three-year rule.
How do you find out who sponsors a bill?
The sponsor and cosponsor(s) are listed on the first page of a bill, before its main text. Researchers can determine the sponsor and cosponsors of a particular bill by opening a bill information page on Congress.gov and selecting the “Cosponsors” tab.
What Standing Committee is in both House and Senate?
Joint committees, such as the Joint Committee on Taxation, have both House and Senate members and typically conduct studies rather than consider measures.
What does sponsor a bill mean?
In the U.S. Congress, a sponsor is a senator or representative - or even a delegate from a U.S. territory - who introduces a bill or an amendment to a bill. Occasionally, a committee is identified as the sponsor of a bill, but this is rare.
Where does Medicare funding come from?
Funding for Medicare, which totaled $888 billion in 2021, comes primarily from general revenues, payroll tax revenues, and premiums paid by beneficiaries (Figure 1). Other sources include taxes on Social Security benefits, payments from states, and interest.
How many senators are on the Senate Finance Committee?
Total Members: 11Majority Members ( 5 )Minority Members ( 6 )Brown, Sherrod (OH), Chairman Wyden, Ron (OR) Bennet, Michael F. (CO) Casey, Robert P. (PA) Hassan, Margaret Wood (NH)Young, Todd (IN), Ranking Member Portman, Rob (OH) Cassidy, Bill (LA) Lankford, James (OK) Sasse, Ben (NE) Crapo, Mike (ID), Ex Officio
How is Medicare Part C funded?
Medicare Part C, also known as Medicare Advantage, is a private alternative to the traditional Medicare. Part C is funded separately from the rest of Medicare by the premiums that enrollees pay for Medicare Advantage health care plans.
Overview of the bill
Based on our initial analysis, we find the Medicare For All Act of 2017 to be a significant step forward in the fight for single payer. Taken together with the Expanded & Improved Medicare for All Act ( H.R. 676 ), it would transform the U.S. health care system, making health care a human right.
Answering member questions about the bill
PNHP national board member Dr. Adam Gaffney hosted a Q&A session on the Medicare For All Act on Sept. 19, 2017. PNHP collected questions from our members in advance and Dr. Gaffney answered as many as possible in the time allotted (see archived video below). If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us at info@pnhp.org.
How can the bill be improved?
Based on decades of careful analysis and research, PNHP recommends several improvements to the Medicare for All Act that would save even more money and improve patient care:
Building momentum for single payer
See below for a list of current Medicare For All Act co-sponsors, as well as a list of likely and uncommitted senators. It’s important to build as much support for single payer as possible, and you can help!
Media Coverage
News Conference on Single-Payer Health Insurance By Sen. Bernie Sanders C-SPAN, September 13, 2017 Senator Sanders (I-VT) and other supporters of single-payer health care announced the introduction of the Medicare for All Act of 2017. Senator Sanders said the bill has the backing of 16 senators, several of whom joined him at this event.
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A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Where is this information from?
GovTrack automatically collects legislative information from a variety of governmental and non-governmental sources. This page is sourced primarily from Congress.gov, the official portal of the United States Congress. Congress.gov is generally updated one day after events occur, and so legislative activity shown here may be one day behind.
Guaranteed healthcare
The Medicare for All Act will guarantee healthcare to all Americans over a four-year period. In year one, seniors and the elderly will see expanded benefits, Medicare eligibility will be lowered to age 55, and all children under the age of 18 will be covered.
More support to come
Predictions now in the press indicate that any potential 2020 challenger for the presidential nomination in the Democrat column will need to support this legislation, or some single payer program, to win. There are competing bills, including “Medicare at 55 Act,” with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) among sponsors.
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Max W. Fine is the last surviving author of the Medicare law of 1965. He sent this comment to New York Nurse on September 21.
