Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
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Summary
Expanded & Improved Medicare for All Act This bill establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Only public or nonprofit institutions may participate. Nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that deliver care in their own facilities may participate. Patients may choose from participating physicians and institutions. Health insurers may not sell health insurance that duplicates the benefits provided under this bill. Insurers may sell benefits that are not medically necessary, such as cosmetic surgery benefits. The bill sets forth methods to pay institutional providers and health professionals for services. Financial incentives between HMOs and physicians based on utilization are prohibited. The program is funded: (1) from existing sources of government revenues for health care, (2) by increasing personal income taxes on the top 5% of income earners, (3) by instituting a progressive excise tax on payroll and self-employment income, (4) by instituting a tax on unearned income, and (5) by instituting a tax on stock and bond transactions. Amounts that would have been appropriated for federal public health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), are transferred and appropriated to carry out this bill. The program must give employment transition benefits and first priority in retraining and job placement to individuals whose jobs are eliminated due to reduced clerical and administrative work under this bill. The Department of Health and Human Services must create a confidential electronic patient record system. The bill establishes a National Board of Universal Quality and Access to provide advice on quality, access, and affordability. The Indian Health Service must be integrated into the program after five years. Congress must evaluate the continued independence of Department of Veterans Affairs health programs.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
MN • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2017
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 2/2/2017
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2017
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/2/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/3/2017
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 2/14/2017
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 2/28/2017
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
Sponsored 3/8/2017
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/9/2017
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/10/2017
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/16/2017
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/16/2017
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 3/16/2017
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 3/16/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/22/2017
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 3/22/2017
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 3/22/2017
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 3/28/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/28/2017
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Meng
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Correa
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
DeGette
CO • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 4/6/2017
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/6/2017
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 4/6/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/17/2017
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 4/17/2017
Huffman
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Clark (MA)
MA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Clyburn
SC • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Takano
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Jeffries
NY • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Garamendi
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/24/2017
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 4/17/2017
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 4/17/2017
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2017
Sanchez
CA • D
Sponsored 4/20/2017
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Waters
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2017
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 4/28/2017
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2017
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 4/28/2017
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2017
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/23/2017
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 5/24/2017
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/12/2017
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2017
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 7/28/2017
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 8/18/2017
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/13/2017
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/14/2017
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2017
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/26/2018
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/24/2018
Rep. Jones, Brenda [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/6/2018
Roll Call Votes
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