1. S.1804 – Medicare for All Act of 2017
Overall Design
Immediate Improvements
Four-year Implementation
Inpt, outpt, ER, Rx, etc
Full reproductive care
Drug price negotiations
No copays or deductibles (except Rx)
Prohibits sale of duplicative insurance
Add dental, vision, and hearing
Limit on out-of-pocket for A and B; no deductibles
Eliminate 2-year wait for disability
“Medicare Transition Plan” on exchanges (90% value)
Medicare buy-in available at gradually reducing ages (55, 45, 35, all)
Parts C and D options remain until full implementation

2. Many Good Options for Funding S.1804
7.5% income-based premium by employers
4% income-based premium by households
Savings from Health Tax Expenditures
Many other options
Employee making $50,000 per year, family of four
Employer paid $12,865 in premiums in 2016
7.5% tax = $3,750
Employer saves $9,115 per employee
Revenue raised: $3.9 trillion over ten years
Businesses save $9,000 per employee
Revenue raised: $3.5 trillion over ten years
Typical middle class family saves $4,400
Revenue raised: $4.2 trillion over ten years
Tax subsidies become obsolete and disappear
Make personal income tax more progressive
Wealth tax on top 0.1%
Several other fair tax plans