New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York
The American Health Care Act (AHCA), approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and currently under consideration by the U.S. Senate, would undermine the dramatic insurance coverage gains that New York has realized under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), destabilize the individual market and increase premiums and cost-sharing for lower-income individuals, particularly those under 35, according to a new report released today by United Hospital Fund (UHF).
Rewind: New York State Faces Familiar Issues and New Challenges in the “Repeal and Replace” Era reviews the significant progress New York has made since the ACA was enacted in 2010—including cutting its uninsured rate by half, to 5.4 percent—and details how AHCA provisions, uniquely ill-suited for New York’s insurance market and regulatory framework, would undermine those coverage gains. Tables in the report compare monthly premiums for individuals in three representative counties under the ACA subsidies, based on income and premium levels, with the AHCA tax credits, based mainly on age...