FAH and AHA’s newly released joint study highlights the impacts a Medicare Public Option proposal could have on the ability of hospitals and health systems to continue to provide access to the high-quality care patients and communities need and deserve. Among the effects, the proposal would inflict the largest ever cut to hospitals – nearly $800 billion – and be particularly disruptive to the employer-sponsored health insurance market. State by state, the Medicare Public Option proposal would be equally as devastating, with cuts as high as $130.6 Billion. 

The executive summary and full analysis can be found here.

Here’s how the proposal could impact your state: