Choose Medicare act Bill..........
Choose Medicare Act
This legislation would create a new Medicare plan that would be available to individuals of all
ages in every part of the country, using the infrastructure established by the Affordable Care Act.
Unless already enrolled in Medicaid or traditional Medicare, an individual will be able to choose the new
Medicare plan on all State and Federal exchanges, and use ACA subsidies to help pay for it. The new
Medicare plan (Part E) would cover the same benefits as traditional Medicare, as well as
additional benefits to meet the needs of the nonelderly. The Medicare Part E plan would leverage
the existing exchange networks and low administrative costs of the Medicare program, while
achieving additional savings by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers.
It further allows the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to block or
modify excessive private insurance rates.
Medicare Part E also would open Medicare to employers of all sizes and allow them to purchase
high quality, affordable health care for their employees. Medicare Part E addresses the
discrepancy between consumer protections in the individual and group markets by extending the
Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) rating requirements to all markets, to end discrimination based
on pre-existing conditions once and for all.
Medicare Part E also strengthens traditional Medicare for seniors by establishing an out-of-
pocket maximum, and improves affordability across all insurance plans in the marketplace by
increasing the generosity of premium tax credits and extending eligibility to middle-income
earners.
Medicare Part E opens up Medicare to everyone while building on the system we have today,
while preserving the existing Medicare program for seniors. By creating a strong public health
plan that can compete with private health insurance, Medicare Part E puts consumers and
businesses in the driver's seat on the road to universal health coverage.
And that's where this is all headed. Save as much as you can now$$$$$.
Choose Medicare Act
This legislation would create a new Medicare plan that would be available to individuals of all
ages in every part of the country, using the infrastructure established by the Affordable Care Act.
Unless already enrolled in Medicaid or traditional Medicare, an individual will be able to choose the new
Medicare plan on all State and Federal exchanges, and use ACA subsidies to help pay for it. The new
Medicare plan (Part E) would cover the same benefits as traditional Medicare, as well as
additional benefits to meet the needs of the nonelderly. The Medicare Part E plan would leverage
the existing exchange networks and low administrative costs of the Medicare program, while
achieving additional savings by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with manufacturers.
It further allows the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to block or
modify excessive private insurance rates.
Medicare Part E also would open Medicare to employers of all sizes and allow them to purchase
high quality, affordable health care for their employees. Medicare Part E addresses the
discrepancy between consumer protections in the individual and group markets by extending the
Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) rating requirements to all markets, to end discrimination based
on pre-existing conditions once and for all.
Medicare Part E also strengthens traditional Medicare for seniors by establishing an out-of-
pocket maximum, and improves affordability across all insurance plans in the marketplace by
increasing the generosity of premium tax credits and extending eligibility to middle-income
earners.
Medicare Part E opens up Medicare to everyone while building on the system we have today,
while preserving the existing Medicare program for seniors. By creating a strong public health
plan that can compete with private health insurance, Medicare Part E puts consumers and
businesses in the driver's seat on the road to universal health coverage.
And that's where this is all headed. Save as much as you can now$$$$$.
