HealthCare Notes

1/14/17

Repealing Federal Health Reform: Economic and Employment Consequences for States

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2017/jan/repealing-federal-health-reform
"Recent analyses have indicated that ACA repeal could double the number of uninsured Americans, reduce access to health services, and increase burdens for health care facilities.17,18 This analysis demonstrates that the consequences could extend well beyond the health care system, triggering major reductions in employment and substantial losses in state economic activity and reduced state and local revenues. And these repercussions are likely to reverberate across all states and most sectors of the economy."