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📣 A Really Deep Dive into the updated #MedicareForAmerica bill:
acasignups.net/19/05/02/reall…
#Med4Am #HealthcareForAll
acasignups.net/19/05/02/reall…
#Med4Am #HealthcareForAll
FWIW, here's a handy comparison of the implementation timelines for the #MFA bills vs. the #Med4America bill. Note that BOTH would keep the VA and IHS in place. Aside from which would be mandatory vs. optional, the other big difference is *how* the transition is phased in. 
Under #MFA, ~97% of the pop. would be mandatorily transferred over to the new program within 2 or 4 years, regardless of what their current situation is. Under #Med4America, ~55% would be mandatorily transferred over within 5 years; the rest would have the *option* of switching.
The key thing to remember about employer coverage being allowed under #Med4America is that it would have to be *high level* coverage: Gold level or better, and the employer would have to cover at least 70% of premiums for the *entire family*, not just the employee.
In other words, large employers would have to EITHER provide solid coverage for their employees *and* their families *OR* they would have to move employees over to #Med4America and pay an 8% employer-side payroll tax. NO JUNK PLANS ALLOWED.
