With the end of the Senate supermajority, reconciliation looms large as a way to pass HCR. Why not kill two birds with one stone and save Medicare from insolvency at the same time?
- Open Medicare to All, but charge 5% over cost. The extra money from younger healthier people will save the Medicare fund. Pass the cost-savings changes by reconciliation
- Create subsidies for poorer people to get insurance using the same savings from Medicare that are in the current HCR bill
So, even though insurance companies will still be able to deny prior conditions, people can still get "insured" though Medicare (or Medicaid), so it won't matter.
This will hold costs down at the reimbursement end and also provide a competitor for insurers.
Then pass a drug re-importation bill and voila HCR and Medicare saved.
If you like this idea, let your congress people know about it.