Public Option
A “public option” is an emerging solution that would create a high quality, dependable, more affordable option for health insurance.
See why we’ve made public option a priority.
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March 6, 2020Public Option, State Efforts
USofCare Testifies before the Connecticut Legislature in Support of The Connecticut Plan
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October 10, 2019Health Care Costs, Public Option, State Efforts
Colorado’s Public Option Proposal is a Promising Approach to Address Consumer’s Concerns
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May 17, 2019Health Care Costs, Public Option, State Efforts
Colorado Has a Plan for Lowering Costs, Delivering High-Quality Affordable Coverage.
Today the Governor signed HB19-1004, a bipartisan bill to develop a competitive state insurance option.
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May 1, 2019Dependable Coverage, Public Option, State Efforts
Washington’s State-Based Approach to Lowering Consumer Costs and Increasing Choice
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March 20, 2019Public Option, State Efforts
USofCare Brings Together Health Care Experts for Medicaid Buy-In Panel
USofCare brought together health care researchers, policy experts and community advocates to discuss Medicaid buy-in.
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February 20, 2019Health Care Costs, Public Option, Resources
Playbook Launched to Help States Explore Medicaid Buy-In to Bring More Affordability and Stability to Health Care
Medicaid buy-in is an idea that an increasing number of states are considering, often on a bipartisan basis, to offer more affordable insurance coverage options.
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February 8, 2019News & Updates, Public Option
Pew Trusts: Medicaid ‘Buy-In’ Could Be a New Health Care Option for the Uninsured
At least 10 states are exploring whether to allow residents to pay premiums to “buy in” to Medicaid.
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January 29, 2019Public Option, Research, Resources
Medicaid Buy-in: Crossing Healthcare’s Political Divide
This memo aggregates and analyzes our learnings from this research and places them in context within the larger ongoing policy debate.
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November 29, 2018Public Option, Resources, State Efforts
Medicaid Buy-In: State of Play
Medicaid Buy-in is emerging as a potential solution under consideration in many states.