1. Health Reform Approaches Left to Right
Greater Federal Role
Greater State Role
Marketplace and employer public plan option based on Medicare
Medicaid buy-in
Medicare buy-in for older adults
Medicare for All
Expanding ACA subsidies and supports
Strengthening ACA regulations
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In terms of actual approaches, I think these can be described at this point as falling along a continuum from greater responsibility for states on the right to a greater federal role on the left. Since the most active policy work is happening in the center-left side of our political system , I am going to focus on a few ideas on the left side of the continuum, beginning with what I will refer to as “Medicare for more” type proposals to single payer and other international models. And will also spend some time on Medicaid buy in proposals.