Group floats 'Medicare by Choice' as a Democratic health care alternative [View all]

A coalition of former congressional staffers and federal health leaders is putting forward a health care policy proposal around which it hopes Democrats will coalesce ahead of the 2028 campaign, a position it is calling “Medicare by Choice.”

“Medicare for All,” the proposed single-payer national health care system that would replace private health insurance, proved to be a politically testy item during the 2024 election. Former Vice President Kamala Harris left it off her agenda when she became the Democratic nominee for president, despite having previously pushed for such a system.

So a group of policy experts encompassing the Center for Health and Democracy (CHD), American Economic Liberties Project and a former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is putting forth its policy proposal for Democrats, Medicare by Choice.

This proposal allows everyone the option of enrolling in traditional Medicare regardless of age, even allowing employers to select Medicare by Choice as their employees’ workplace benefit.



https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5800964-medicare-by-choice-health-care-policy-democrats/