Universal HealthcareBy NextBestFit
Phase 0: Preparation · Step 0.1

Set each state's contribution

Months −16 to 0 · HHS / Treasury / statesDiscuss this step
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Task 0.1.4 of 4

Set up monthly MOE payments from each state to the national trust fund.

Who does it
Treasury / states
When
Month −6 to 0
Trade-off

Monthly payments give the trust fund steady cash but strain state cash flow in downturns.

Part of: Set each state's contribution

States currently pay $335.0B for Medicaid. Under a national program that money keeps flowing as a maintenance-of-effort (MOE) payment, so states pay what they paid before while the national program takes over the care.

This step changes 2 existing laws, programs, or institutions. See the list.