IV 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 532 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2019 Ms. Lofgren submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , Natural Resources , and Veterans' Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Proposing a strategy to make Medicare available to all Americans.

Whereas the United States spends more money per capita on health care than any other industrialized nation; Whereas 80 percent of adults are dissatisfied with the total cost of health care in the country; Whereas 77 percent of Americans are concerned that rising health care costs will damage the American economy; Whereas 68 percent of Americans support a national health care plan; Whereas the rate of uninsured individuals is at a 4-year high of 13.7 percent; Whereas Medicare is consistently rated the most popular and efficient health insurance system in the country; Whereas 90 percent of adults aged 65 and older, with most adults in this group qualifying for Medicare, rate both their care and coverage positively; Whereas private health insurance coverage continues to be more prevalent than government coverage, at 67.2 percent and 37.7 percent, respectively; Whereas employer-based insurance was the most common subtype of private health insurance coverage, at 56 percent; Whereas 80 percent of adults rate the quality of health care received as excellent or good; Whereas 69 percent of adults rate their health care coverage as excellent or good; and Whereas 60 percent of Americans believe it is the Federal Government’s responsibility to ensure health care coverage: Now, therefore, be it