With Protections for Those With Pre-Existing Conditions Under Full Attack, Higgins Says the Need for an Early Medicare Buy In is Increasingly Critical
With the
Higgins is the lead sponsor of the Medicare Buy In and Health Care Stabilization Act (H.R. 3748), legislation that offers Americans ages 50 to 64 the option to buy into Medicare early, providing a proven public option and providing older Americans an affordable option. Higgins argues the move would leverage the purchasing power of millions of people to deliver better care at lower costs.
Currently 1 in 5 Americans are covered under Medicare and the majority of Medicare recipients report high satisfaction rates with their coverage. In addition, the
Higgins recently spoke about the Administration's attack on protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions on the House Floor:
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"The 60 million people between the ages of 50 and 64 need the protection of Medicare now, by allowing them to buy into the program to give them medical coverage. Medicare is fully compliant with the Affordable Care Act and Medicare always covers pre-existing conditions.
"Medicare is the best healthcare insurance and it is the best public option that already exists. Let's make that accessible to the people who are age 50 to 64."
Over 8.3 million people in
View the table at https://higgins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/with-protections-for-those-with-pre-existing-conditions-under-full
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This week the Administration released a final rule, first announced by executive order on
Meanwhile a new proposal (https://www.scribd.com/document/382089563/HealthPolicyConsensusGroup-Report) by conservatives aims again at repealing the Affordable Care Act entirely.
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