Access & Health Coverage
Repealing the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 federal premium tax credits and Medicaid expansion to low-income adults in 2019 would result in a $140 billion cut in federal funding for health care and 2.9 million job losses that year, according to a report from the Milken Institute School of Public鈥
More than 8.7 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday.
The 115th Congress is underway, and discussions about repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are taking place in earnest. Congress and President-elect Trump's administration have made repeal and replace one of their top legislative priorities, with a goal of having a bill on the President-elects鈥
We commend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for creating the Track 1+ accountable care organization (ACO) model.
CMS today finalized new and expanded mandatory bundled payment models in an effort to coordinate patient care across the health care continuum, something Americas hospitals are already doing to better serve patients and improve care quality.
When the 115th Congress convenes January 3, repealing the Affordable Care Act will be a priority for the Republican leadership. It鈥檚 unclear, however, if Congress will repeal the ACA while simultaneously pairing it with legislation to guarantee coverage for those who will lose it, or if it will鈥
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today recommended five additional years of federal funding for the State Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program, calling for action 鈥渁s soon as possible鈥 to preserve health insurance coverage for more than 8 million children and mitigate budget鈥
More than 4 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1 through Dec. 10, about 250,000 more than during the same period last year.
The 114th Congress finished its work last week, and lawmakers have returned to their districts for the holidays.
Repealing and not replacing the Affordable Care Act would be harmful for patients and the hospitals that serve them. That鈥檚 why the AHA recently sent letters to President-elect Trump and Congressional leaders highlighting the results of a new study that details the impact repealing the ACA would鈥