House Democrats to hold 1st Medicare-for-all hearing
The House Rules Committee is set to hold the first congressional hearing on Medicare-for-all legislation on Tuesday, as the progressive pitch to reshape American health care dominates policy discussions in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
Specifically, the hearing will focus on legislation from Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., which has been co-sponsored by more than 100 Democrats and builds on ideas promoted most prominently by presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders.
"We want a full debate. This will be a full hearing, a full debate, televised, and [will] bring momentum," Jayapal told ABC News on Monday.
The House Democrats' proposal would not require patients to pay for any expenses and would include primary, hospital, dental, vision and maternity care. It would cover prescription drug costs and allow the government to negotiate drug prices directly with manufacturers.
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