A new bill in the senate, proposed by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and other Senate Democrats would allow people under 65 and over 50 to buy into Medicare. WEAU 13 reports that 27% of adults approaching retirement age are not confident that they can afford health insurance, and more than 25% have difficulties navigating insurance...Data Resources
In a new analysis, the Urban Institute found that coupling a Medicare buy-in with enhanced ACA tax credits would lead to the largest coverage gains.
Without the enhanced credits, a buy-in would not dramatically expand coverage or reduce costs, although it would help some people and could lower overall spending since payment rates...News
Lowering the age of Medicare eligibility would allow 1.5 million to 2.5 million more people to be insured, but a buy-in program would raise premiums and out-of-pocket costs for younger members of these plans since some over-50 members would no longer be contributing to that insurance pool.
President-elect Joe Biden has suggested...News
This March issue paper by the American Academy of Actuaries gets detailed discussing a number of popular options for expanding the country's access to health insurance including the offer of a public option on the ACA marketplace, Medicare & Medicaid buy-in and Medicare for All.
The issue paper discusses major and design...