S 1506 · in committee · major
Medicare for All Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill creates a single government health insurance program covering all U.S. residents.
- It affects all Americans, hospitals, doctors, private insurers, and employers.
- The program phases in over four years with no patient cost-sharing except some drug costs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the four-year transition period affect doctors and hospitals currently relying on private insurance revenue?
- 02
What evidence supports that a single government program would reduce overall healthcare spending compared to the current multi-payer system?
- 03
Which groups would face the largest changes in how they pay for healthcare under this consolidated system?
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Sponsor · I-VT
Bernard Sanders
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-29
Joining the bill

Elizabeth Warren
D-MA · original

Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original

Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original

Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY · original

Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original

Martin Heinrich
D-NM · original

Ben Ray Luján
D-NM · original

Edward J. Markey
D-MA · original

Jeff Merkley
D-OR · original

Alex Padilla
D-CA · original

Adam B. Schiff
D-CA · original

Brian Schatz
D-HI · original
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-29 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-04-29 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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