It would leave in place Medicare and the employer-based health-care system, whereby most Americans get their insurance. As under Obamacare, insurance companies could not deny people essential care. People could take this money and buy into a new, government-run plan, or they could purchase coverage from private insurers. The Urban Institute calculates that the plan would help those currently struggling to afford insurance — and cover about 16 million additional people. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.) have proposed a public-option plan that would make more incremental improvements to Obamacare.

Source: Washington Post May 13, 2018 23:26 UTC