If enacted, the GOP’s spending bill could kick more than 10 million Americans off Medicaid. Experts are worried about the major spike in uncompensated care that hospitals would have to provide — and they’re warning that this change will result in major revenue losses for hospitals, facility closures, higher premiums for commercially insured patients, and worse public health.
The Affordable Care Act's enhanced subsidies are at risk of expiring at the end of 2025, and healthcare leaders are worried about what could happen if Congress doesn’t renew them. For instance, more Americans would become uninsured, premiums would increase, and hospitals would be saddled with more bad debt due to uncompensated care.
Across the nation, state-based health insurance exchanges are searching for ways to better serve their communities while making enrollment easier, more personal, and more accessible for everyone.
Hospitals are projected to save $5.7 billion this year as previously uninsured patients gain coverage through the 2010 health care law, the Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. States that have expanded their Medicaid programs will s...