Our Representative Mazie Hirono has sponsored two bills to bring down health costs for us all:
The first is a bill the Progressive Caucus will soon introduce that would create a robust public option (i.e., physician payment rates set at Medicare plus 5 percent). Essentially, the bill will take the public option language previously passed by the House and introduce it as stand-alone legislation. This is an option so that folks who like their private insurance can keep it.
The other bill you may be interested in is H.R. 4789, the Medicare You Can Buy Into Act. H.R. 4789 would amend part A of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow any citizen or permanent resident of the United States to buy into Medicare.  Again – this is an option. If you like your current private health insurance, you need not participate.

