{"id":1826,"date":"2021-08-09T19:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T19:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosen-testing.senate.gov\/2021\/08\/09\/rosen-co-sponsors-state-public-option-act-2\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T20:23:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T20:23:03","slug":"rosen-co-sponsors-state-public-option-act-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosen.senate.gov\/es\/2021\/08\/09\/rosen-co-sponsors-state-public-option-act-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosen Co-Sponsors State Public Option Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;\u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement announcing her co-sponsorship of the <i>State Public Option Act<\/i>, legislation to create a Medicaid-based public health insurance option to strengthen the Affordable Care Act by providing Americans with a new high-quality, low-cost choice when purchasing health insurance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u201cAll Americans deserve access to affordable, high-quality care, regardless of their income level, and that\u2019s exactly what the Medicaid public option would offer,\u201d <b>dijo el Senador Rosen. <\/b>\u201cThis legislation would strengthen our health care system by providing Americans the choice to purchase health insurance via an expanded Medicaid program, providing quality, affordable coverage to those who need it. I will continue working to protect the health and well-being of Nevadans and ensure that all those in the Silver State can <span style=\"color:black\">access quality, affordable care.<\/span>\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">BACKGROUND:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">&nbsp;Even with the progress of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), more than 30 million people remain uninsured. The <i>State Public Option Act<\/i> will help workers who do not have employer-sponsored coverage<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\"> but may make too much to qualify for <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">traditional Medicaid or for <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">subsidies under the ACA<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">, by allowing them to buy into Medicaid<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">. The bill will also help consumers who live in counties with limited insurance carriers or who worry they may soon have no options for affordable coverage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">T<span style=\"color:#0e101a\">he <i>State Public Option Act<\/i> will allow states to create a Medicaid buy-in program for all their residents<\/span><span style=\"color:black\">,<\/span><span style=\"color:#0e101a\"> regardless of income, giving everyone the option to buy into a state-driven Medicaid health insurance plan<\/span><span style=\"color:black\">. <\/span><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">Medicaid is a popular and cost-effective program with a large provider network. The program has the same positive ratings as private insurance, but provides health coverage at a much lower cost. Based on partnerships between state and federal governments, Medicaid also gives states the flexibility to adapt services and models of care based on their individual needs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Earlier this year, Nevada became the second state in the nation to pass legislation creating a public option for health coverage. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">Senator Rosen co-<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">sponsored similar legislation <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:#0e101a\">last Congress.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"background:white\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">###<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.&nbsp;\u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), released the following statement announcing her co-sponsorship of the State Public Option Act, legislation to create a Medicaid-based public health insurance option to strengthen the Affordable Care Act by providing Americans with a new [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press_release","tag-health-care"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - 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