If the federal government carries out its threats to cut co-pay subsidies, insurers will increase premiums more than 20% and the federal deficit will increase $20 billion every year for the next 10 years.
The director of Medi-Cal says, “The long-term impact of this bill cannot be understated: It is simply devastating.”
Californians who rely on Medi-Cal are anxious, if not panicked, about health care legislation on Capitol Hill that would drastically change Medi-Cal and the health insurance industry.
Not only will millions lose coverage, the coverage available would be prohibitively expensive.
The AHCA would cut Medicaid funding to those groups that Medicaid was designed to cover and protect since its beginning.
CSRs are vital to help with co-pays, reduce deductibles, and lower co-insurance for qualified members of Covered California’s health plans.
The GOP proposes an AHCA plan that has already failed in California.
HCA members spoke out against this practice in Sacramento County
The HCA can help you sort it out.
“Income can be a good, if not necessarily direct, predictor of health.”
Last week’s failure to repeal the ACA showed the broad and deep reach of Medicaid, which covers about six times as many people as the private marketplaces created under the A.C.A.
“Our research suggests that when people gain health insurance, whether via Medicaid or private insurance along the lines of the ACA’s marketplaces, they experience significant benefits”
Newly released CLASP reports cautions that limiting Medicaid funding via “block grants” or “per capita caps” is harmful to states and consumers.
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