'Medicare by Choice' floated an alternative to Medicare for All
Source: The Hill
03/26/26 5:26 PM ET
While Medicare for All remains a popular policy goal among progressives, one group is putting forward its own proposal, “Medicare by Choice,” that it sees as a viable option Democrats can get behind ahead of the 2028 election cycle.
The Center for Health and Democracy (CHD) helped develop the policy, which would allow everyone to enroll in traditional Medicare regardless of age and would allow employers to select Medicare by Choice as their employees’ workplace benefit. It also calls for improving the existing program by adding provisions such as out-of-pocket caps and vision, dental, and hearing benefits.
“What we’re trying to do here is find a path forward from the [Affordable Care Act] enhanced premium subsidy debate, now those have expired, and find something that in 2028 can kind of unite folks behind it,” CHD Executive Director Rachel Madley, who formerly worked as a staffer for Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), told The Hill.
While some “good conversations” have been held, no lawmakers in Congress have yet to put their backing behind this policy. “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.
Read more: https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/5803210-medicare-by-choice-floated-an-alternative-to-medicare-for-all/
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