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On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They’ll Pay
Hawaii faces doubled healthcare costs after ACA subsidy lapse and seeks funding and policy solutions to address shortages and support rural health programs, officials said.
- Following the lapse in federal subsidies, Congress failed to extend Affordable Care Act marketplace subsidies, doubling ACA costs and prompting Governor Josh Green to draft a state budget before the Jan. 21 session.
- The federal law signed this past summer by President Donald Trump is expected to reduce Medicaid spending by more than $900 billion, contributing to coverage gaps, as analysts estimate 10 million newly uninsured patients from Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- The new Rural Health Transformation Program awarded Hawaii $188,892 million in federal rural health funding through a plan co-written by Green and Dr. Mehmet Oz, a timely boost, Green said.
- Local governments are preparing for a rise in uninsured residents and some county health officials have asked to join statewide associations to manage expected demand.
- The Council on Revenues' Wednesday forecast will guide Green and legislators as the legislative session begins Jan. 21, amid federal subsidy lapses and workforce efforts.
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Hawaii gets nearly $190 million for rural health care | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hawaii has been awarded nearly $190 million in federal funding to augment rural health care under President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” through a plan co-written by Democratic Gov. Josh Green.
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On the Hook for Uninsured Residents, Counties Now Wonder How They’ll Pay
In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California’s Placer County provided limited health care to some 3,400 uninsured residents who couldn’t afford to see a doctor. For several years, that number has been zero in the predominantly white, largely rural county stretching from Sacramento’s eastern suburbs to the shores of Lake Tahoe. The trend could be short-lived. County health officials there and across the…
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