Apr 18, 2018 · WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), joined by U.S. Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), introduced ...

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May 1, 2024 · WASHINGTON– U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) on Tuesday joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Donald Beyer (D-Va.) in introducing the Choose Medicare Act.

Apr 18, 2018 · Sens. Jeff Merkley (Ore.) and Chris Murphy (Conn.) plan on Wednesday to introduce the “Choose Medicare Act,” which would launch a new, enhanced version of traditional Medicare. It would be available both to individual consumers buying their own coverage and employers who offer coverage to employees.

Apr 15, 2021 · WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) along with 9 Senate Democrats introduced the Choose Medicare Act on Thursday to give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in Medicare as an individual and ...

Apr 15, 2021 · Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) today to lead nine of their colleagues in introducing the Choose Medicare Act, legislation that would give every individual who is not already eligible for Medicaid or Medicare the opportunity to enroll in ...

Apr 18, 2018 · Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) are out Wednesday with a new Medicare buy-in proposal, one that allows both individuals and large employers to purchase coverage through...

Apr 18, 2018 · Sens. Chris Murphy, at podium, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., promote their plan to let individuals and businesses buy Medicare health coverage through Affordable Care Act exchanges.

This paper examines the coverage and cost impacts of Senators Jeff Merkley and Chris Murphy’s Choose Medicare Act. The Act’s key feature is a public option plan that would be available in the nongroup, small group, and large group markets. The intent is …

Apr 29, 2020 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) today led a group of twenty-two lawmakers in urging Senate leadership to support and strengthen SNAP—also known as food stamps—to help ensure that families across America can keep food on their tables despite the mounting economic consequences of the ...