Some Democrats are proposing a government alternative to private insurance. But allowing people to choose such a plan may destabilize the A.C.A., some experts say.
Medicare
Kamala Harris Sets Up Debate Showdown on Health Care With New Plan
Ms. Harris is forging her own path on the health care issue, putting forth a plan for providing Medicare for all Americans that stops short of the complete overhaul Bernie Sanders has proposed.
A Question Rarely Asked: What Would Medicare for All Cover?
If it followed the path of traditional Medicare, it would end up paying for a lot of coverage that has little medical value.
President Trump Withdraws Plan to Eliminate Drug Price Rebates
The proposal would have lowered costs under Medicare for consumers needing expensive drugs, but would have raised Medicare premiums.
So You Want to Overturn Obamacare. Here Are Some Things That Would Be Headaches.
People would lose insurance, but workplace lactation rooms, menu calorie information and entire government programs would also be affected.
Where Is Kamala Harris on Medicare for All vs. Private Insurance?
A candidate has a history of making conflicting comments about a divisive health care plan.
Bernie Sanders on Medicare for All
A proposal to offer a government-run health plan to all Americans is at the center of Mr. Sanders’s policy agenda.
30,000 poor elderly, people with disabilities to lose Medicaid coverage in Georgia
Georgia state officials said Tuesday that 30,000 residents will lose their Medicaid coverage for failing to respond to renewal notices. But lawyers of many of the recipients affected say their clients were dropped from coverage without ever having received those notices.
The state Department of Community Health (DCH) had initially reported in early June that 17,000 poor elderly or people with disabilities, who are “dual eligibles” also receiving Medicare benefits, would lose their M...
On the Doorstep With a Plea: Will You Support Medicare for All?
The nation’s largest nurses’ union is pushing Medicare for all from door to door to door in swing House districts. But the campaign for a single-payer health system is slow going.