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It’s time for a quick health care budget quiz.
Can you name the federal government’s three biggest categories of health care spending?
The first two are probably pretty easy: Medicare, the federal program that provides health care for senior citizens ($593 billion in 2017), and Medicaid, the program aimed at low-income and disabled people ($378 billion in 2017).
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published new estimates of the American Health Care Act’s impact. The ACHA is expected to save $119 billion over a decade but leave 23 million more Americans uninsured by 2026.
Coloradans are angry about health care costs, and it’s easy to see why. The cost of care is steadily climbing and everyone wants someone to blame. At the state legislature, insurance companies seem to have taken a lot of that blame.
Data: Estimates of the non-elderly (ages 0-64) eligible but not enrolled (EBNE) in Medicaid, CHP+ and Advanced Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) by federal poverty level, language, race/ethnicity and ageUnits of Measurement: State, RCCO, County Time: 2015Sources: Multiple
Data: Estimates of children eligible but not enrolled (EBNE) in Medicaid, CHP+ and Advanced Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) by federal poverty level, language and race/ethnicityUnits of Measurement: State, RCCO, CountyTime: 2015Sources: Multiple
Data: Estimates of adults (ages 19-64) eligible but not enrolled (EBNE) in Medicaid and Advanced Premium Tax Credits (APTCs) by federal poverty level, language, race/ethnicity and ageUnits of Measurement: State, Regional Care Collaborative Organization, CountyTime: 2015Sources: Multiple
Another Drop During Second Year of Affordable Care Act
The National League West-leading Rockies are off to a great start this season, and a new analysis by the Colorado Health Institute shows they aren’t the state’s only recent success story.
The 18-day lifespan of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) left many open questions about the future of national health policy, but it also clarified the boundaries of the debate.
2017 will unquestionably be remembered as a historic year in health policy, considering the monumental changes likely coming from Washington. And assessing those changes on health care in Colorado will be aided by findings from the 2017 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS).