Restructuring Cost Sharing for Medicare - $125 Billion
An integrated, progressive Medicare cost-sharing structure with new limits on out-of-pocket expenses; imposes a tax on supplemental insurance policies to reflect costs shifted to Medicare.
Broader benefits to U.S. economy
Insures consumers against high out-of-pocket costs; aligns the costs faced by consumers with the actual cost of care; discourages incentives in private plans that encourage excess use of Medicare benefits.
