Pre-ACA, adults 50 to 64 were most at risk of high premiums or being uninsured. What about under the AHCA?
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#politics #trumpcare #republicans #healthcare #AHCA #seniors #elderly #retirement #retirees #retirement crisis #entitlements #entitlement reform #older americans #GOP #CBOThe 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.
AHCA’s > $800B in reduced Medicaid funding has implications for 6M seniors & 10M nonelderly people w/ disabilities.
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…”
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.
Let them know here:
http://bit.ly/2rIgtfB
In 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.
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.
3.8M people w/pre-existing conditions in ind market could face higher premiums under AHCA if they allow coverage gap.
via Kaiser Health News.
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.
Investment in home and community-based care is popular and must be included in #infrastructure. Now it’s up to Congress to get it done. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/elder-care-congress.html #HCBS @nytimes