The Impact on Health Care Providers of Partial ACA Repeal Through Reconciliation
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The Impact on Health Care Providers of Partial ACA Repeal Through Reconciliation

Brief Jan-01-2017 | Buettgens M, Blumberg L, Holahan J | 1-min read
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If the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is repealed, spending on uncompensated care would increase by $1.1 trillion over 10 years.

 

The Issue

If Congress repeals the ACA, the amount of uncompensated care delivered to the uninsured at a free or reduced rate would increase from $656 billion to $1.7 trillion over a 10-year period.

 

Key Findings


 

  • In 2019, Medicaid, private insurance, and household spending on health care would fall by $145.8 billion, and an additional 30 million uninsured people would seek $88.0 billion in uncompensated care.
  • Federal funding for uncompensated care would increase by no more than $3.2 billion in 2019 unless legislative action was taken.
  • Financial burdens on state and local governments, health care providers and the uninsured themselves would likely rise dramatically.

 

Conclusion

The partial repeal of the ACA through a reconciliation bill being considered by Congress would increase the amount of uncompensated care sought by the newly uninsured. This demand would be more than state and local governments and health care providers could handle, leading to substantially more unmet medical need.

 

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