The concept, called comparability, guaranteed comprehensive health insurance coverage for the poorest of the poor.
In particular, Social Security will have to become far less generous; Medicare will no longer be able to guarantee comprehensive medical care to older Americans; Medicaid will no longer provide basic medical care to the poor.
Specifically, they would undermine the rules that guarantee comprehensive coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.
Included are 1.6 million children currently eligible for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) who lack guaranteed comprehensive benefits.
The guide also openly acknowledged: "There is no guaranteed, comprehensive approach to ensuring the end of drug-related casualties at dance events".
Today, the federal government offers an open-ended promise: States receive however much money it takes to guarantee comprehensive benefits for anybody who becomes eligible.
At least 16 million children, parents, and childless adults with incomes below 133percentt of poverty ($29,400 for a family of four) will become eligible for Medicaid with its guaranteed comprehensive benefits.
Instead of providing states with however much money it takes to guarantee comprehensive benefits for anyone who is eligible, the federal government would offer funding on a per-capita basis ― and likely greatly reduce the number of overall recipients.
Thoughtful identification of stakeholders does not in and of itself guarantee comprehensive participation in public health and concept mapping projects; recruitment and engagement strategies will also be required to ensure participation of desired groups.
It is only on this basis that the needed national and political commitment can be enhanced for a successful move towards universal population coverage of health-related social security systems, financial protection and access to services, which are essential components of a guaranteed comprehensive right to health and hence UHC.
