The Minnesota Hospital
Association (MHA) has long advocated for health care coverage for all
Minnesotans. On behalf of our 142 hospitals and health systems, MHA places a
priority on preserving health care coverage for low-income Minnesotans. In
addition, we want Minnesotans to have meaningful insurance coverage for all
essential health care services.
The Graham-Cassidy bill, an effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care
Act (ACA), would eliminate the ACA’s individual and employer mandates, turn the
Medicaid program into a per-capita cap program rather than an individual-based
support program, cut the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH)
program, make it more difficult for providers to enroll individuals in need in
public assistance programs and authorize insurance companies to sell
catastrophic insurance plans that may not cover preventive and routine health
care services.
The bill would reduce the number of Minnesotans who have insurance and would
financially penalize Minnesota for its effort to reduce the rate of uninsured
individuals and to provide comprehensive health benefits in public programs.
Independent analyses of the bill estimate Minnesota would lose billions of
dollars per year in federal funding under this proposal.
The Graham-Cassidy bill would harm our state and its residents. MHA does not
support the bill. We remain committed to assisting policymakers in discussing
health care legislation that will preserve meaningful health care coverage for
Minnesotans.
Lawrence J. Massa, M.S., FACHE
President & CEO
Minnesota Hospital Association
The Minnesota Hospital
Association represents 142 hospitals and health systems, which provide quality
care for their patients and meet the needs of their communities.
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