How the American Health Care Act's Changes to Medicaid Will Affect Hospital Finances in Every State

The American Health Care Act (AHCA), as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, reduces federal spending on Medicaid by more than $834 billion over the next 10 years. And the recently released Senate bill cuts Medicaid even more deeply. In a new post on To the Point, Randy Haught, Allen Dobson, Joan DaVanzo, and Melinda Abrams report that this loss of Medicaid funding will have a profoundly negative impact on U.S. hospitals over the next 10 years.