The bill slashes $880 billion in federal funding to Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget office, despite President Trump’s campaign promises not to cut the program.
via The Hill.
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#medicaid #trumpcare #politics #health care #donald trump #trump #republicans #healthcare #AHCA #p2 #seniors #older americans #elderly #poverty #retirementIn general, the older and poorer you are, the higher your premiums would be under the American Health Care Act compared with current law.
via VOX.
The National Committee strongly condemns the American Health Care Act (AHCA) just passed by the House, which needlessly puts the healthcare of millions of older Americans in jeopardy. “Despite the bill’s name, risking the health of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens to give the wealthy an $880 billion tax cut is tremendously uncaring — and does not reflect real American values…”
The National Committee strongly condemns the American Health Care Act (AHCA) just passed by the House, which needlessly puts the healthcare of millions of older Americans in jeopardy. “Despite the bill’s name, risking the health of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens to give the wealthy an $880 billion tax cut is tremendously uncaring — and does not reflect real American values,” says Max Richtman.
The bill cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid by converting it into a block grant program or imposing per capita caps, which will make it harder for impoverished seniors to access long term skilled nursing care and community or home care. Overall, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that 14 million people will be kicked off the Medicaid rolls in the next 10 years if this bill becomes law.
A5: Millions of seniors need Medicaid and the AHCA cutting it will devastate communities.
via CBPP.
Seniors who rely on Medicaid will suffer under the American Health Care Act. The CBO report calculates that the AHCA slashes Medicaid spending by $834 billion. Medicaid currently helps pay for long term care for millions of seniors nationwide.
The Senate’s version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is an exercise in political expediency that does nothing to safeguard access to quality healthcare for older Americans. President Trump rightly called the House-passed bill ‘mean’ and lacking ‘heart.’ Unfortunately, the Senate bill is only marginally less mean in some ways, and even more heartless in others.
This is a lose-lose for seniors and the American people. The biggest loss is that the AHCA ends the Medicaid program as we know it.
The AHCA would benefit wealthy households and insurance and drug companies at the expense of low and moderate-income individuals who would be harmed by radical cuts to Medicaid and much reduced premium tax credits to purchase health care in the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces.
According to CBO/JCT projections, over the next decade, 23 million people will lose health insurance under the proposed legislation compared to current law. CBO/JCT project that losses will occur due to the proposal’s repeal of the Medicaid expansion, restructuring of the Medicaid program into per capita caps, changes to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual market reforms, and repeal of the individual mandate. Seniors and near retirees would make up the largest demographic group to lose health care coverage under the AHCA.
The new USCBO score estimates $834B fewer dollars & 14M fewer people in Medicaid under the House’s American Health Care Act.
via Kaiser Health News.
AHCA’s > $800B in reduced Medicaid funding has implications for 6M seniors & 10M nonelderly people w/ disabilities.
Max Richtman discusses Healthcare and Social Security in the Trump era. The National Committee President says Trumpcare would be “devastating” to seniors, Medicaid beneficiaries, and people living in rural states.
The GOP wants to know your thoughts on Medicaid but they fail to mention their healthcare (AHCA/Trumpcare) plan cuts over $800 billion from the program.
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