Covering America

Covering America was developed to promote serious consideration of a diverse range of comprehensive proposals to provide affordable health coverage for millions of uninsured Americans.

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Replacing the Current System

These reform plans would have largely or completely replaced the current system built on employer-based coverage and Medicare and Medicaid.

Blending A Government Role With Market Incentives

Some health reform proposals that combine a larger role for government with new market-oriented incentives aimed at fostering more cost-conscious choices.

Enacting Market Reforms

These plans rely mainly on market-based incentives and tax reforms to cover the uninsured.


Reflections from Alice Rivlin, Jacob Hacker and Christine Ferguson


Additional Papers

To complement these proposals, several papers provide a framework for thinking about and evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of various plans to cover the uninsured.