New Analysis: Congressional Health Care Proposals Would Cover All Uninsured, and Reduce Total U.S. Health Spending by Up to $61 Billion
Source: Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System

A new analysis of health reform bills in Congress prepared for the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System shows that many current Congressional health care proposals could significantly reduce the number of uninsured Americans and also decrease overall health care expenditures including those for insurance administration and prescription drugs. The analysis finds that while the plans put forth in Congress vary greatly in their scope, many of them would do more to cover uninsured Americans than the current Administration proposal.

This first-ever review of leading Congressional bills and the administration’s proposal concludes that elements of many of the plans proposed in Congress are feasible and would reduce health care costs over time. Representative Stark’s AmeriCare proposal, which would open the Medicare program to everyone, would cover nearly all of the uninsured as would Senator Wyden’s Healthy Americans Act, which would help people purchase coverage through large regional insurance exchanges. President Bush’s plan would cover one in five uninsured Americans.

+ Full Report (PDF; 445 KB)
+ Chart Pack (PowerPoint; 431 KB)
+ Leading Congressional Health Care Bills (PDF: 46 KB)
+ Congressional Health Care Bills, 2005-2007: Part I Insurance Coverage

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