Health care safety-net programs after the Affordable Care Act: innovative approaches and opportunities for states

Health care safety-net programs after the Affordable Care Act: innovative approaches and opportunities for states

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Hall, Mark A., author
Weiner, Janet, author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
United States of Care, issuing body.
Publication:
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics ; [Washington, DC] : United States of Care, October 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Insurance, Health
Medically Uninsured
Safety-net Providers
Uncompensated Care
United States
United States.
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Prior to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care safety-net programs were the primary source of care for over 44 million uninsured people. While the ACA cut the number of uninsured substantially, about 30 million people remain uninsured, and many millions more are vulnerable to out-of-pocket costs beyond their resources. The need for the safety net remains, even as the distribution and types of need have shifted. This brief reviews the effects of the ACA on the funding and operation of safety-net institutions. It highlights the challenges and opportunities that health care reform presents to safety-net programs, and how they have adapted and evolved to continue to serve our most vulnerable populations.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (9 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101756097 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101756097