HR 3995 · in committee · significant
State Public Option Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Allows uninsured residents to buy into state Medicaid plans starting January 1, 2026, if their state offers it.
- Affects uninsured individuals and state Medicaid programs that choose to participate in the public option.
- States set their own premiums and cost-sharing; federal government increases matching funds for Medicaid expansion.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might state-by-state decisions on participating in this public option create different coverage outcomes for uninsured people across the country?
- 02
What evidence exists that allowing uninsured residents to buy into Medicaid would reduce overall healthcare costs or improve outcomes compared to current alternatives?
- 03
Which groups—states, insurers, hospitals, or taxpayers—would bear the financial burden if the federal government increases Medicaid matching funds?
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Sponsor · D-WA-8
Kim Schrier
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
0/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-12
Legislative timeline
2025-06-12 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-12 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-12 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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