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What Does Repeal of the Affordable Care Act Mean for Children and Families? [CCF.Georgetown.edu]

 

President-elect Donald Trump and Congressional leaders have been very clear that repealing the Affordable Care Act is a top priority as soon as Congress returns to town in January. While Republican leaders have long talked about “repeal and replace” the replace part of the equation is a lot harder to figure out. As a result, it is possible that Congress will move quickly and repeal the ACA and leave us guessing as to what the “replace” would look like.

So let’s tease out what the implications are for children and families of a straight repeal of the ACA with just a promise of “something terrific” down the road.

Most attention on the ACA is focused on the marketplace – other health policy experts have addressed the serious disruption that will occur in that world – though it is worth noting that approximately one million children are getting covered through the state and federal marketplaces. So I am going to focus on other aspects of the ACA that have gotten far less attention.



[For more of this story, written by Joan Alker, go to http://ccf.georgetown.edu/2016...ildren-and-families/]

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