Trading Medicaid coverage for high deductible private market coverage
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The Senate version of the AHCA, the Orwellianly named Better Care Reconciliation Act, does even more fundamental damage to the U.S. healthcare system than the House bill. While it phases out the ACA Medicaid expansion more slowly, stepping down the enhanced federal contribution over several years, it imposes even tighter per capita caps on Medicaid, limiting annual growth to the straight CPI after 2024. The damage to Medicaid will be continuous in perpetuity, barring further legislation.
Trading Medicaid coverage for high deductible private market coverage
Trading Medicaid coverage for high deductible…
Trading Medicaid coverage for high deductible private market coverage
The Senate version of the AHCA, the Orwellianly named Better Care Reconciliation Act, does even more fundamental damage to the U.S. healthcare system than the House bill. While it phases out the ACA Medicaid expansion more slowly, stepping down the enhanced federal contribution over several years, it imposes even tighter per capita caps on Medicaid, limiting annual growth to the straight CPI after 2024. The damage to Medicaid will be continuous in perpetuity, barring further legislation.