S 1804 115th Congress Senate

Medicare for All Act of 2017

Official title: A bill to establish a Medicare-for-all health insurance program.

Introduced: September 13, 2017 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sep 13, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare for All Act of 2017

This bill establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. Among other things, the program must: (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, and dental and vision services; and (3) be fully implemented four years after enactment of this bill.

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Finance Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 12

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 13, 2017

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Sep 13, 2017

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Sep 13, 2017

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Sep 13, 2017

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Sep 13, 2017

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Sep 13, 2017

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2017

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Sep 13, 2017

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Sep 13, 2017

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Sep 13, 2017

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2017

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Sep 13, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1804: Medicare for All Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1804/

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