Becker's Healthcare April 9, 2021
Some ASC leaders think President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan could be a win for ASCs.
The plan expands Affordable Care Act plans with no monthly premium to nearly 7 million uninsured Americans and extends eligibility for ACA health insurance subsidies to people buying their own health coverage on the marketplace.
With its passage, 63 percent of uninsured people are now eligible for financial assistance through the marketplaces, Medicaid or Basic Health Plans, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
“The expansion will bring more patients to seek elective surgeries sooner,” Liliana Lehmann, president of Axis HealthCare Partners, told Becker’s “This will bring another opportunity for ASCs to be in the forefront as the lower-cost...
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