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ACA repeal and replace unknowns put community health centers, safety-net providers in a holding pattern

February 24, 2017

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Although all hospitals will feel the impact of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, community health centers and safety-net facilities could suffer more than most.

The healthcare reform law provides funding for safety-net providers. If a replacement plan doesn’t improve or provide continued funding, organizations fear they will lose revenue and may not be able to provide care that has kept patients out of emergency rooms.

“It would be felt on a daily basis,” Erin O’Malley, director of policy for America’s Essential Hospitals, told California Healthline. “Our mission will not be changing, but the challenges will be mounting, … especially if we have a ‘repeal’ without a comparable ‘replace.’ ”

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