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Phase 1: Enactment & build · Step 1.2

Create the UHP Trust Fund

Months 0–12 · Treasury (managing trustee), UHADiscuss this step
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Task 1.2.2 of 4

Set up automatic transfers: payroll and premium receipts, state MOE payments (monthly), and federal general-revenue appropriations (permanent, indefinite).

Who does it
Treasury
When
Month 6–12
Trade-off

Automatic transfers ensure stable funding but reduce Congress's ability to adjust spending each year.

Part of: Create the UHP Trust Fund

All dedicated revenues (the payroll taxes, household premium, state MOE, and redirected federal appropriations) flow into a single trust fund with permanent budget authority to pay claims, so a government shutdown never stops payment for care.

This step changes 3 existing laws, programs, or institutions. See the list.