As Obamacare Repeal Looms, Hospitals Brace For Job Losses

 

Forbes: A repeal of the Affordable Care Act could cost more than 2.5 million jobs and many would come from the nation’s hospitals and health systems, new reports and industry lobbies say.

Forbes: A repeal of the Affordable Care Act could cost more than 2.5 million jobs and many would come from the nation’s hospitals and health systems, new reports and industry lobbies say.

The ACA’s subsidized private individual coverage and expanded Medicaid benefits have turned patients who couldn’t afford care into paying customers, allowing hospitals to hire more nurses, medical technicians, doctors and other caregivers to treat millions of newly insured Americans.

The ACA’s subsidized private individual coverage and expanded Medicaid benefits have turned patients who couldn’t afford care into paying customers, allowing hospitals to hire more nurses, medical technicians, doctors and other caregivers to treat millions of newly insured Americans.

Forbes: A repeal of the Affordable Care Act could cost more than 2.5 million jobs and many would come from the nation’s hospitals and health systems, new reports and industry lobbies say.

The ACA’s subsidized private individual coverage and expanded Medicaid benefits have turned patients who couldn’t afford care into paying customers, allowing hospitals to hire more nurses, medical technicians, doctors and other caregivers to treat millions of newly insured Americans.

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