House Dems Resume Push To Give States Tools For Universal Coverage

By Amy Lotven / June 9, 2021 at 1:31 PM
California Rep. Ro Khanna (D) and 24 Democratic colleagues on Tuesday (June 8) reintroduced legislation to create a waiver giving states access to federal funding and regulatory flexibility needed to support universal health care coverage. The State-Based Universal Health Care Act would require that state waiver proposals cover at least 95% of residents within five years. Benefits must be equal to or greater than existing federal coverage, and the proposals would be reviewed by an independent panel of experts that...


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