Tennessee hospitals could see a 29% increase in care costs if Congress allows the expiry of increased subsidies on the health insurance market (photo: Getty photos)
The novel analysis showed that hospitals in Tennessee could record a 29% increase in care costs if Congress allows the expiry of increased subsidies on the health insurance market this month.
Over 500,000 Tennessians with low and moderate income are based on increased tax breaks, which significantly reduce the costs of insurance contributions through the market of the Act on inexpensive care.
Without loans, it is expected that the growing health insurance premiums will value millions of health insurance and have shifted the burden for providing hospitals of uncompetitive care, which, according to the law, is obliged to provide certain medical services, regardless of whether the insurance covers them.
In Tennessee, the demand for uncompleted care may increase by 29.2% or $ 378 million from 2026, if the tax relief has been found, the Urban Institute’s analysis and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The analysis noted that rural communities can see the largest financial hits from violent residents. Currently, nine rural hospitals in Tennessee are at risk of closing.
Tennessee is one of the 15 states that would experience the greatest increase in uncompensated care. Nine of these states, including Tennessee, did not expand Medicaid.
Improved subsidies were introduced in 2021 during the height of Coronaviru’s pandemic. The extension of the subsidy was a key source of competition in the current budget negotiations of the Congress.
Last week, the American House controlled by Republicans adopted a seven -week expenditure account, which did not include the continuation of tax taxes on the market of the Act on inexpensive care. Democrats in the US Senate refused to cast votes necessary to overcome the 60-day Filibuster for the purpose of adopting it.
Instead, the Democrats proposed a four -week funding, which would permanently maintain tax breaks.
Without a bilateral agreement on preventing the government’s closing to September 30, the subsidies will end.
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This story was originally produced by Tennessee Lookoutwhich is part of StatesRoom, non -information information, which includes the Ohio Capital Journal, and is supported by subsidies and coalition of donors as 501C (3) public charity.
