Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act

H.R. 676 · 115th Congress · Jan 24, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act”.

(b)

Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Definitions and terms

In this Act:

(1)

Medicare For All Program; program— The terms Medicare For All Program and Program mean the program of benefits provided under this Act and, unless the context otherwise requires, the Secretary with respect to functions relating to carrying out such program.

(2)

National board of universal quality and access— The term National Board of Universal Quality and Access means such Board established under section 305.

(3)

Regional office— The term regional office means a regional office established under section 303.

(4)

Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(5)

Director— The term Director means, in relation to the Program, the Director appointed under section 301.

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Jan 24, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lee, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Takano, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. DeSaulnier, and Ms. Moore) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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

Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2 Definitions and terms

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