A bill to assure to all Americans adequate protection against the cost of health care, through Federal-State programs covering all costs incurred by those who are unable to provide such protection for themselves and a Federal program covering catastrophic costs incurred by those who are normally able to provide such protection.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Revises the present title 19 program of the Social Security Act and replaces it with a new title 19 program, called the "National Health Care Program." Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to assure every individual and family in the United States of adequate protection against the costs of health and medical care. Provides for the creation of two separate, but related, programs of health insurance protection. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to enter into agreements with the States for the purpose of financing the health care of the medically needy and indigent. Provides that, under such an agreement, each State would determine annually the level of medical indigence for various individuals and families. Provides that a State shall determine an average annual cost per individual or family which reflects adequate health care expenditures. Asserts that the States shall then purchase, on behalf of those who were at, or below, the applicable level of indigence, health insurance protection which would equal health care costs up to the average annual cost for individuals or for families. Authorizes the Secretay of HEW to pay to each State having an agreeme…