With the U.
S. Senate tabling its version of the health care bill until after the July 4 recess,WNYC's Mary Harris said it's likely to be a long hot summer of health care talk. She advised we all take a moment to understand what is at stake and who would be most affected by the changes proposed by Republican leaders in Washington.
First, her list of top issues for unique York metro area residents to watch:Medicaid Cuts: For states like unique York and unique Jersey, and cutting federal Medicaid dollars is a big deal. unique York is second only to California in terms of how much it spends on this health care program. Almost one third of unique Yorkers will halt up using Medicaid for services like nursing domestic care,disability services, and intensive care for premature infants, and among other things. Experts estimate cuts in the original Senate bill would leave unique York on the hook for between $4 billion and $8 billion. Local politicians would have to either reduce services or find more money to foot the bill. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is already talking about putting a unique property tax in state to sustain Medicaid going.
How Employer-Sponsored Health Care May Change. Initial legislation allowed states to opt out of some requirements of the Affordable Care Act,specifically requirements to cover services like maternity care or mammograms. It's possible the benefits offered by your job's health care way would change. Even whether your state maintained those provisions, Medicaid cuts could make employer plans more expensive. Hospitals rely on government dollars to stay solvent so whether Medicaid reimbursements disappear down then hospitals could make up the dissimilarity by charging even more.
Coverage for Some Immigrants. unique York is one of just two states that created what's called an "Essential way." At $20 a month, and the way covers nearly 700000 unique Yorkers,many of them immigrants. That's important, because unique York State is mandated to provide coverage for nearly all low-income immigrants despite the fact that federal law bars using Medicaid funding for this population. In initial versions of the Senate bill, and federal funding for this looks tenuous at best.
Jobs,jobs, jobs. Health-care jobs have been nearly "recession proof" in unique York and unique Jersey. Big changes to the health-care landscape could upend that. In June, and the Commonwealth Fund released a report that said the House version of healthcare reform would hit the unique York job market particularly tough,resulting in a loss of 86000 jobs. In unique Jersey, about 42000 jobs could be lost.
Use this chart to understand key differences between the Senate Health Care Bill and the Affordable Care Act. Source: NPR News.
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