Medicare for America Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7339
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative remedies
Alcoholic beverages
Allied health services
Business records
Child health
Civil actions and liability
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Dental care
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Legal fees and court costs
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Marketing and advertising
Medicaid
Medicare
Mental health
Nursing
Prescription drugs
Research and development
Right of privacy
Sales and excise taxes
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Medicare for America Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, and dental services; and (3) be fully implemented in 2022. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in House