U.S. Rep Jim McDermott, MD (D-Wash.), is expected to introduce legislation next week in the House of Representatives that would allow a Medicare-for-all program, or single-payor, to be rolled out on a state-by-state basis, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Kinsey Kiriakos, a spokesperson for the congressman, said in the report Rep. McDermott's bill is intended to build on the goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act while "giving states the option to build an alternative single-payor system."
Specific details of the bill have not yet been released, but it is expected that states would be able to create their own health insurance programs while pooling in funds from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, according to the report.
Vermont is attempting to set up its own single-payor healthcare system, although the financial and logistical details have yet to be ironed out. Currently, states that want to establish a single-payor system must be granted a waiver under Section 1332 of the PPACA.
Kinsey Kiriakos, a spokesperson for the congressman, said in the report Rep. McDermott's bill is intended to build on the goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act while "giving states the option to build an alternative single-payor system."
Specific details of the bill have not yet been released, but it is expected that states would be able to create their own health insurance programs while pooling in funds from Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, according to the report.
Vermont is attempting to set up its own single-payor healthcare system, although the financial and logistical details have yet to be ironed out. Currently, states that want to establish a single-payor system must be granted a waiver under Section 1332 of the PPACA.
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