Medicare for All Act

Bill: 109-hr-4683
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]
Introduced: 2006-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Case mix (Medical care)
Coinsurance
Community health services
Comprehensive health care
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government employees' health insurance
Government trust funds
Health information systems
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Home care services
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Identification devices
Immigrant health
Immigration
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medical records
Medically uninsured
Medicare
Mental health services
National health insurance
Prescription pricing
Preventive medicine
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Social security taxes
Tax rates
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: 
Medicare for All Act - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medicare for All) under which: (1) each eligible individual is entitled to benefits which include the full range and scope of benefits available under the original fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare), with parity in coverage of mental health benefits, subject to appropriate cost sharing; (2) each enrollee is free to choose his or her own doctor and private health plan; and (3) benefits are not less than the benefits offered to Members of Congress and Federal employees under FEHBP (Federal Employees Health Benefits Program).
 
Establishes the Medicare for All Trust Fund.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose: (1) on the income of every individual a tax equal to 1.7% of wages received; (2) on every employer an excise tax equal to 7% of the wages paid to each employee; and (3) on the self-employment income of every individual, a tax equal to the applicable percentage of the self-employment income for such taxable year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E57)
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-02-01
text: Introduced in House