Medicaid coverage under Republican health plan could cost RI up to $70 million by 2021
And that's just in the first year. In 2021, the additional cost is projected to run between
The preliminary analysis, provided by former state Health Insurance Commissioner
The Republican plan to replace Obamacare would dramatically reduce the amount of funding the federal government provides to help states pay for
Even some observers who differ over the appropriateness of the growth of the state's
"The American Health Care Act would for all practical purposes end ACA's
Here's why.
But the
Katz calls this a "stealth way" of eliminating their health coverage.
That's because in any 12-month period, anywhere from 23 percent to 27 percent of the people covered under the state's
They include low-wage earners who work multiple part-time or seasonal jobs whose income fluctuates, state officials say, causing them to fall off the
To get an idea of the potential costs of the
The estimates are based on state projections for the number of
Predicting how much it might cost the state to cover the roughly 70,000 adults in the
"While certainly we'd support the state continuing to fund the
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