Expand the overwhelmingly successful and popular Medicare program, so that every resident of the United States has guaranteed access to care. Provide comprehensive coverage, including dental, vision, prescription drug, reproductive and maternal care benefits. Require no out-of-pocket costs for patients for any services.
Expand Medicare so every resident of the United States has guaranteed access to care, including dental, vision, prescription drug, reproductive care, and maternal care benefits, with no out-of-pocket costs.
Occurrences
Evidence
Ilhan will fight for Medicare for All, a single-payer healthcare system that guarantees quality care for every American. The page says she will expand Medicare so every U.S. resident has guaranteed access to care, provide comprehensive coverage including dental, vision, prescription drug, reproductive and maternal care benefits, and require no out-of-pocket costs for patients.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 3069 was introduced in the House on 04/29/2025 and its tracker status is Introduced. The bill summary says it would cover all U.S. residents, include dental and vision services plus reproductive care, and prohibit deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, and other charges for covered services.
The cosponsors list for H.R. 3069 includes Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], with the cosponsorship dated 04/29/2025.
Congress.gov says H.R. 1384 was introduced in the House on 02/27/2019 and its tracker status is Introduced. The CRS summary says the bill would cover all U.S. residents, include dental and vision services, prescription drugs, and prohibit cost-sharing and other charges for covered services. The cosponsors list includes Rep. Omar, Ilhan.
Assessments
The promise was to enact a comprehensive Medicare for All-style expansion guaranteeing care to every U.S. resident, including dental, vision, prescription drug, reproductive, and maternal care, with no out-of-pocket costs. Omar has supported materially matching federal legislation, including cosponsoring Medicare for All bills such as H.R. 1384 in 2019 and H.R. 3069 in 2025, but the evidence shows those bills were only introduced and not enacted. Because the promised national coverage and cost-sharing elimination have not become federal law, the outcome was not delivered. Her cosponsorship and advocacy count as a serious legislative effort, so the effort badge applies.
The promised outcome was enactment of a broad Medicare for All-style expansion guaranteeing comprehensive care for every U.S. resident with no out-of-pocket costs. The evidence shows Omar supported and cosponsored legislation matching the promise, including H.R. 1384 in 2019 and H.R. 3069 in 2025, but those bills remained at the introduced stage and were not enacted. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but the promised policy was not delivered, the outcome is never with an effort badge.