The report notes the multiple ways that legislators could structure such a system and attempts to outline the cost and policy effects of the various choices. However, the report also notes that because such a system would be so different from the healthcare system that currently exists, any firm cost estimates are not possible. There have been multiple legislative proposals introduced recently on this topic including the Choose Medicare Act that would allow Americans to opt-into the existing system as well as the Medicare for America Act that would automatically enroll more individuals into the system and give others a choice between government and private insurance.
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Issues Report on Possible Design of “Medicare for All” System.
Related Posts
CMS Seeks Public Feedback to Improve Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Request for Information seeking public comment on the Medicare Advantage program. CMS is asking for input on ways “to achieve the agency’s vision so that all parts of Medicare are working toward a future where people with Medicare receive more equitable, high-quality, and person-centered care…
OIG Cautions Health-Care Practitioners about Fraud Schemes with Telehealth Companies
On July 20, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert cautioning physicians and other health-care practitioners to use “heightened scrutiny” when entering into telemedicine arrangements that have “suspect characteristics” of a fraud scheme. The alert’s release follows significant enforcement actions by federal regulators…
Academy Continues to Advocate for H.R. 1587/S. 1731: Your Help Is Urgently Needed!
The Academy continues to collaborate with the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to advocate for and advance the bipartisan Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (H.R. 1587/S. 1731) this year. Now is a critical time to build additional support for this bill by asking your Senator and member…