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Obamacare Repeal Could Undercut Bond Ratings, State Budgets

Posted on December 29, 2016

The Bond Buyer

This article discusses the negative impact a repeal to the Affordable Care Act could have on hospital systems and local and state governments across the country. The article references the Civic Federation’s analysis of Cook County‘s FY2017 budget that says the Affordable Care Act dramatically improved the Cook County Health and Hospital System’s finances by providing Medicaid coverage for patients who were previously treated free of charge.