Federal Action

Want to learn about federal public option legislation and related activity? Our federal resources feature side-by-side comparisons and analyses of recent bills and other resources related to activity on the Hill and in the Executive Branch.

Congressional Proposals for a Federal Public Health Insurance Option (The Commonwealth Fund, 2022)
Coverage and Cost Effects of Senators Bennet and Kaine’s Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 (Urban Institute, 2022)
Primary Care: Estimating Leading Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans (Committee for a Responsible Budget, 2020)
10 Key Questions on Public Option Proposals (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2019)
Compare Medicare-for-All and Public Plan Proposals (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2019)
The Healthy America Program, An Update and Additional Options (Urban Institute, 2019)
Medicaid Buy-In and Public Option: The State of Play (Manatt, 2019)
Strategies for Improving Health Coverage and Reducing Costs: Major Proposals and Key Considerations (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2019)
The Impact of Medicare-X Choice on Coverage, Healthcare Use, and Hospitals (KNG Health Consulting, LLC, 2019)
The Landscape of Federal and State Healthcare Buy-In Models: Considerations for Policymakers (Manatt, 2019)
The Healthy America Program Building on the Best of Medicare and the Affordable Care Act (Urban Institute, 2018)
Medicare-for-All and Public Plan Buy-In Proposals: Overview and Key Issues (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2018)

Public Input on How to Design a Federal Public Option (Center on Health Insurance Reforms, 2021)
Request for Information (Chairman Pallone, U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce, and Chair Murray, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, May 26, 2021)
Hearing on Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage (U.S. House Committee on Energy & Commerce, Dec. 10, 2019)
Hearing on Pathways to Universal Healthcare (U.S. House Committee on Ways & Means, Jun. 12, 2019)

Colorado’s Section 1332 Innovation Waiver Explainer (United States of Care, 2022)
HHS Approves Nation’s First Section 1332 Waiver for a Public Option–Style Health Care Plan in Colorado (Commonwealth Fund, 2022)
Innovative 1332 Waivers Proceed in Colorado and Washington (Manatt, 2022)
A Permanent Boost to Federal Premium Assistance Could Change State Approaches to ACA 1332 Waivers (The Commonwealth Fund, 2021)
Advancing the Public Option in 2021: Leveraging Existing Federal Authority to Assist State Efforts (The Commonwealth Fund, 2021)
Medicaid Buy-In: State Options, Design Considerations and Section 1332 Waiver Implications (Manatt & State Health & Value Strategies, 2018)