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The Arc speaks out against the AHCA:
WHAT TRUMP’S MEDICAID CUTS WOULD MEAN FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
This bill is very dangerous to people with disabilities and their families. It repeals major provisions of the Affordable Care Act, and many of its critical protections, and cuts $880 billion out of the Medicaid program - and uses it to help pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
Major components of the bill include:
A decimated Medicaid program: The federal government would no longer share in the costs of providing health care services and community living supports beyond the capped amount, a proposal known as per capita caps. It weakens Medicaid by ending the Medicaid expansion earlier, offering Medicaid block grants to states, and promoting work requirements.
Loss of essential health benefits: States may have the option to waive important consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act. For example, states could choose to ignore the essential health benefits requirement which ensures that health plans cover basic needs such as prescription drugs, mental health services, and rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices, that have been critically important to people with disabilities and chronic health conditions.
No more protections for pre-existing conditions: Another dangerous change being discussed is letting states waive the requirement for community rating. This would allow the insurance companies to charge people with pre-existing conditions whatever they wanted, essentially making the pre-existing condition protections meaningless. The combination of these changes would make it nearly impossible for people with pre-existing conditions to find affordable plans that cover basic health care services.
Major components of the bill include:
A decimated Medicaid program: The federal government would no longer share in the costs of providing health care services and community living supports beyond the capped amount, a proposal known as per capita caps. It weakens Medicaid by ending the Medicaid expansion earlier, offering Medicaid block grants to states, and promoting work requirements.
Loss of essential health benefits: States may have the option to waive important consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act. For example, states could choose to ignore the essential health benefits requirement which ensures that health plans cover basic needs such as prescription drugs, mental health services, and rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices, that have been critically important to people with disabilities and chronic health conditions.
No more protections for pre-existing conditions: Another dangerous change being discussed is letting states waive the requirement for community rating. This would allow the insurance companies to charge people with pre-existing conditions whatever they wanted, essentially making the pre-existing condition protections meaningless. The combination of these changes would make it nearly impossible for people with pre-existing conditions to find affordable plans that cover basic health care services.
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