WebQuest Matrix
Student Name: Ashley Kellison
Topic: Medicare (Advantage) For All
Website Address
Government
Agencies
United States
Congress
Medicare (Advantage) For
All
Description of Content
Functions
Medicare (Advantage) For All
https://www.govinfo This is where Keith Ellison, Ro Khanna, and
.gov/
Peter Welch talk about the importance of
Medicare (Advantage) for All. They discuss real
stories about people being disadvantaged by
not being able to afford medical care.
Student Name
govinfo is a service of
the United States
Government Publishing
Office (GPO), which is a
Federal agency in the
legislative branch. It
also provides free
public access to official
publications from all
three branches of the
Federal Government.
Resources/
Links
Notes
https://www
.govinfo.gov/
content/pkg/
CREC-20180426/pdf/CREC
-2018-04-26house.pdf
Statement: The
important thing to
remember. If
you are on Medicare
or Medicaid or
ObamaCare, you get
to pick your doctor,
you get to pick your
hospital. This
is about having the
security of a system
that works for you
regardless of
your income,
regardless of your
job status,
regardless of your
medical situation. It
works in all the
other industrialized
countries of the
world; it can
work here
United States
Congress
United States
Congress
https://www.congre
ss.gov/
https://www.congr
ess.gov/
This bill establishes a national health insurance
program that is administered by the
Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). Among other requirements, the
program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2)
provide for automatic enrollment of
individuals upon birth or residency in the
United States; and (3) cover items and services
that are medically necessary or appropriate to
maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or
rehabilitate a health condition, including
hospital services, prescription drugs, mental
health and substance abuse treatment, dental
and vision services, and home- and
community-based long-term care.
This bill makes a series of changes to health
The bill prohibits
cost-sharing
(e.g., during
insurance
coverage
and requirements
deductibles,
coinsurance,
andrelating
copayments)
the
public health
emergency
to
and
other
charges
for
covered
services,
with
COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
For
the exception
of prescription
drugs.
example,
the bill
makes several
changes to
Additionally,
health
insurers(MA)
and
Medicare
andprivate
Medicare
Advantage
employers
may
only
offer
coverage
that
is
during the public health emergency. Among
supplemental
to, bill
andallows
not duplicative
of, who
other
things, the
all individuals
benefitsunemployment
provided underbenefits,
the program.
receive
and their
dependents, to enroll in Medicare if they
otherwise do not have health insurance
coverage; eliminates cost-sharing for COVID19 drugs and treatment services under
Medicare and MA; eliminates premiums under
Medicare and caps overall cost-sharing under
Medicare and MA; and
establishes a national clearinghouse for the
purchase and distribution of COVID-19
personal protective equipment for Medicare
providers.
Congress.gov is the
official website for U.S.
federal legislative
information. The site
provides access to
accurate, timely, and
complete legislative
information for
Members of Congress,
legislative agencies, and
the public. It is
presented by the
Library of Congress
(LOC) using data from
the Office of the Clerk
of the U.S. House
of
Congress.gov
is the
Representatives,
the
official
website for
U.S.
Office oflegislative
the Secretary
federal
of
the Senate,The
thesite
information.
Government
Publishing
provides
access
to
Office, Congressional
accurate,
timely, and
Budget
Office,
and the
complete
legislative
LOC's Congressional
information
for
Research Service.
Members
of Congress,
legislative agencies, and
the public.
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Bill’s Title: S.1129 Medicare for All Act of
2019
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [IVT] (Introduced
04/10/2019)
Bill’s Title: H.R.6674 Medicare Crisis Program
Act of 2020
This was a bill with similar
functions as Medicare
(advantage). This was
introduced for the COVID
crisis.
The Affordable
Care Act (ACA)
https://www.invest
opedia.com/terms/
a/affordable-careact.asp
The ACA is a comprehensive healthcare reform
that was signed into law by President Barack
Obama in March 2010. The Act expanded
Medicaid eligibility, and prevents insurance
companies from denying coverage based on
pre-existing conditions. It is also known for
helping lower-income families qualify for extra
savings on health insurance plans through
premium tax credits and cost-sharing
The Act expanded
Medicaid eligibility,
created health
insurance exchanges,
and prevents insurance
companies from
denying coverage (or
charging more) due to
pre-existing conditions.
It also allows children
to remain on their
parents' insurance plan
until age 26.
The ACA is a currently the
closest thing that we have
for expanded care. Since
it is already in place, we
could look at expanding it
to reach more people
without burdening
others. Essentially, the
cost sharing has had its
problems in which will
need to be analyzed.
Special
Website Address
Interest
Groups
(professional
orgaizations and
others)
Description of Content
Functions
Resources/
Links
Notes
Kaiser
Permanente
Kaiser’s data shows that polling highlights health
care as a top voter concern, and pressure is
building for politicians to take meaningful action
that could redress the pain caused by personal
health care costs that continue to rise faster than
inflation.
Kaiser Health News
(KHN) is a nonprofit
news service
committed to in-depth
coverage of health
care policy and
politics. They report on
how the health care
system works.
In addition to this
website, their stories
are published by news
organizations
throughout the
country. Their site also
features daily
summaries of major
health care news.
https://khn.o
rg/news/201
8-midtermsmedicarefor-allsloganhealth-carepolicy/
Another good article
relating to Kaiser is
https://thehill.com/busin
ess-a-lobbying/450901top-lobbying-groups-partof-medicare-for-alldebate
https://khn.org/
In polling this year, 51 percent of Americans and
74 percent of Democrats said they support a
single-payer plan. Surveys suggest growing
enthusiasm among doctors, too, with more than
half in favor.
This news article goes
over that another action
could be negotiating
lower drug prices or fixing
flaws in the insurance
system that allow for
surprise medical bills and
high out-of-pocket costs.
It mentions Obamacare.
American
Medical
Association
(AMA)
https://www.amaassn.org/
The AMA has long advocated for health
insurance coverage for all Americans, as well as
pluralism, freedom of choice, freedom of
practice and universal access for patients.
The AMA is a powerful
ally in patient care,
giving strength to
physician voices in
courts and legislative
bodies across the
nation. The AMA is
dedicated to driving
medicine toward a
more equitable future,
removing obstacles that
interfere with patient
care and confronting
the nation’s greatest
public health crises.
https://www.a
maassn.org/deliv
eringcare/patientsupportadvocacy/ama
-vision-healthcare-reform
This article goes over
AMA’s own goals and
plans for covering the
uninsured.
Citizen Groups
Website Address
Description of Content
Public Citizen
https://www.citizen. This article shows how other economists
org/
believe that Medicare for All would lead to
significant savings and reduce wasteful
spending.
Functions
Public Citizen is a
nonprofit consumer
advocacy organization
that champions for the
public interest. They
strive to defend
democracy, resist
corporate power and
work to ensure that
government works for
the people and not for
big corporations.
Resources/
Links
https://www.c
itizen.org/new
s/mistakenlyhigh-medicalbills-failuresof-for-profithealth-careeconomistspush-formedicare-forall/
Notes
This is an advocacy group
that fights for the people
on the topic of Medicare
for All. They believe
health care is a
fundamental right and
everyone should have
access.
Corporate
Entities
RAND
Corporation
Website Address
Description of Content
https://www.rand.or Gives data and charts showing what we can
g/
expect financially if Medicare for All was
implemented. This is a good article that does
not sugar coat the reality of this bill. It shows
that there will be costs.
Functions
To help improve
policy and decision
making through
research and analysis
Resources/
Links
https://w
ww.rand.o
rg/pubs/r
esearch_r
eports/RR
3106.html
Notes
Can use this article by
looking objectively at
the data.
Experts and
Other
Stakeholders
Website Address
Description of Content
Bernie
Sanders
https://berniesander His goals are to:
s.com/issues/medica
re-for-all/
Create a Medicare for All, single-payer, national
health insurance program to provide everyone in
America with comprehensive health care
coverage, free at the point of service.
No networks, no premiums, no deductibles, no
copays, no surprise bills.
Medicare coverage will be expanded and
improved to include: include dental, hearing,
vision, and home- and community-based longterm care, in-patient and out-patient services,
mental health and substance abuse treatment,
reproductive and maternity care, prescription
drugs, and more.
Stop the pharmaceutical industry from ripping
off the American people by making sure that no
one in America pays over $200 a year for the
medicine they need by capping what Americans
pay for prescription drugs under Medicare for
All.
Functions
Bernie Sanders is a
U.S. Senator from
Vermont and was a
candidate in the
United States
presidential
election
Resources/
Links
Notes
Is the one of the major
stakeholders who is
trying to push the bill in
Congress
Elizabeth
Warren
https://elizabethwar She believes that the way we pay for health care
ren.com/plans/m4a- in the United States is broken. Medicare for All is
transition
the best way to cover every person in America at
the lowest possible cost because it eliminates
profiteering from our health care and leverages
the power of the federal government to rein in
spending.
She is a Senator
who dedicated her
career to
protecting the
middle class while
calling out huge
corporations for
corruption.
Elizabeth Warren does
have different views on
Medicare for All than
Bernie Sanders. Her web
page starts off by first
claiming the need to
protect the Affordable
Care Act.
Joe Biden
https://www.healthc His key focus for health care are:
aredive.com/news/5key-pillars-of-bidens- Lower Medicare age to 60
healthcareplan/576656/
Install a government-run public option
Is currently the
Democratic
nominee for the
presidential
election. While he
does not fully
support Medicare
for All, he has
other views that
will hopefully help
the health care
system.
Joe Biden has the
greatest chance of
making reform if he gets
elected. He would be
considered a powerful
stakeholder.
Boost the Affordable Care Act
Stop surprise billing
Prescription drug reform