I will make Medicare a single-payer system and expand coverage over time.

My ultimate goal is a single-payer healthcare system, such as Medicare for All.

Promise to pursue single-payer healthcare.

Priorities – Shri For Congress
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In the short-term, I think Medicare should cover dental care.

Promise to expand Medicare benefits to include dental care.

Priorities – Shri For Congress
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Then start to gradually lower the eligibility age for Medicare to 60, 55, 50, until we ultimately allow everyone to have Medicare.

Promise to expand Medicare eligibility in stages.

Priorities – Shri For Congress
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I would also let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices.

Promise to give Medicare drug-price negotiation power.

Priorities – Shri For Congress
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I believe the reporting requirement should be changed from 6 to 12 months.

Promise to lengthen Medicaid reporting intervals.

Priorities – Shri For Congress
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Funding should be increased for DHS offices to hire additional staff in order to better assist people.

Promise to raise funding for state service offices to improve assistance.

Priorities – Shri For Congress
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Congressman Thanedar says he has co-sponsored the Medicare for All Act, describing it as a bill that would establish a national health insurance program and extend coverage to all U.S. residents.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Current official statement confirms continued support for single-payer-style national coverage expansion, but not enactment or a measurable policy delivery outcome.

unresolved same_term A for effort

U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

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The Medicare for All Act of 2023 lists Shri Thanedar (MI-13) among its sponsors/co-sponsors.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Thanedar actively backed a concrete single-payer bill in his current House term, showing effort toward the pledge, but the bill itself was only introduced and not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Jayapal: Jayapal, Dingell, Sanders Introduce Medicare for All Act of 2023
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

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Thanedar’s office highlighted coverage of the Medicare for All Act of 2023 and identified him as one of the sponsors.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Office-maintained evidence corroborates that Thanedar publicly associated himself with the single-payer proposal during this term, but there is no indication of passage or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar – In the News: Medicare for All Act of 2023
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 84%

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The event page advertises a 'Medicare For All Town Hall' focused on affordable health care and promoting the issue.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This is additional concrete advocacy activity in the same term, supporting effort on the pledge, but it does not show delivery of single-payer coverage expansion.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Congressman Shri Thanedar – Medicare For All Town Hall
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 79%

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The Congressional Record index lists a cosponsorship entry for 'establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see H.R. 3069)' under Thanedar.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official congressional indexing confirms Thanedar was tied to Medicare for All legislation in the current Congress, but there is no evidence here of enactment or partial statutory delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record Index – Thanedar, Shri (119th Congress, 1st Session)
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 88%