A new study by the American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals estimates that the Medicare-X Choice Act, a bill introduced in 2017, could result in a nearly 10% cut to U.S. hospitals. That’s because more than 36 million people could leave private coverage if a new government-run public option were rolled out.
The major problem, according to the report, is that “under Medicare X-Choice, the public plan would reimburse providers using Medicare rates, which are significantly less than commercial rates and, for hospitals, fall below the cost of providing care.”
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