POPS
Public Option + Prescription + Subsidies
1. Public Option
Ensure there will be at least one insurance carrier in every county by offering a government plan as an option to compete with private plans
2. Prescription Drugs
Reduce drug prices by letting Medicare renegotiate
3. More Subsidies
Raise the Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC), raise the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR), increase the mandate
Other Easy Ways to Improve
Health Coverage
Family Coverage Act
Cover the entire family of a policy holder, which would improve the risk pool considerably
Benefits Requirement
Eliminate essential benefits requirement, to attract young sign ups, offering low premiums with catastrophic coverage
Medicare Buy In
Allow citizens to buy in from age 55 and up