AZ SR1001

Arizona Senate expresses support for enacting a national Medicare for All system of health care coverage that would ensure efficient health care for all Americans.

Calls for universal health insurance providing coverage for all necessary medical services including prescription drugs, hospital care, preventive care, emergency services, reproductive care, dental and vision care, and long-term care without copays or deductibles.

Cites that nearly 30 million Americans currently lack health insurance and medical bills contribute to two-thirds of all bankruptcies in the United States.

Notes that Medicare's administrative costs are less than 5 percent compared to nearly one-third of health care expenditures consumed by administrative costs under the current multi-payer system.

References academic studies concluding that administrative savings under a single-payer Medicare for All system would be sufficient to cover the uninsured and improve coverage for those with partial coverage.