Tag: American Health Care Act

Top view of stethoscope,magnifying glass,plant and blackboard written with Medicaid on wooden background

Cuts will cascade just as Baby Boomers age into need for nursing home care.  According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the House version of “Repeal and Replace” would cut federal health care expenditures by $1.2 trillion over the decade 2017-2026, result in 24 million fewer Americans having medical insurance by 2026, and impose a…

Doctor measuring blood pressure of a senior patient

Under the American Health Care Act, states will bear a growing burden of the health costs for an aging population. Most people are focused on the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that is designed to repeal and replace Obamacare.  But retirement’s my game, so I’m interested in how changes…