Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced new legislation that would establish a "Part E" for Medicare, which would ...

Medicare "Part E" would be self-sustaining, funded by premiums, and available through all state and federal health exchanges.

The legislation introduced Monday in both chambers would essentially allow Medicare to compete with private insurance, Fierce Healthcare reported. Part E would sustain itself through premiums, and ...

introduced a bill Wednesday that would add a public option to the ACA ... Medicare to nonelderly Americans. Medicare-X plans would mimic the private options available on the ACA’s exchanges ...

The public option was once considered too far-reaching ... four of his rivals for the Democratic nomination are co-sponsors of his Medicare for All bill: Ms. Warren of Massachusetts, and ...

"Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the ... There were arguments about what should be in the bill and how it should be paid for. Mills decided to combine the proposals ...

Is Americans’ only choice either unaffordable healthcare (if left alone), or reduced quality and access to care through ...

Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), who last week proposed a plan called Medicare X ... and adds in a new option. Hospitals keep ER fees secret. Share your bill here to help change ...

Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) is listed as a no. But Altmire says he’s told leadership he’s fine with a Medicare-based public option. He opposes the bill as it stands because of cost and because it ...

Cigna resisted passage of the bill, threatening to leave ... While Ms. Shalala supports a public option as an alternative to “Medicare for All,” she is clear about how challenging it will ...

Here is a look at some of the key points of debate in the Senate bill, and where things stand: "Abortion and public option are really the major obstacles at this point," Sen. Dick Durbin ...

The Choose Medicare Act would establish a Medicare Part E that would give employers and the general public the ability to opt ...