Medicaid funding cuts could lead to an $80 billion hit to provider revenues in 2026, with uncompensated care costs rising by $18.9 billion, assuming a scenario where states choose to drop their expansion, according to a new report prepared by the Urban Institute with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “This study illustrates a critical point: the massive coverage loss that would occur if funding for Medicaid expansion were to be cut would be paired with enormous financial hits to healthcare providers,” Katherine Hempstead, senior policy advisor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, told Fierce Healthcare.
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/provider-revenues-would-drop-80b-2026-if-cuts-drive-states-medicaid-expansion-analysis