Arizona, Florida, and Kentucky are among the Republican states that will suffer significantly under the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal Obamacare. Sixteen out of 30 states that helped elect President Donald Trump will lose federal funding for health care.
The Graham-Cassidy bill will change the current federal funding for health coverage for more than 80 million people with insurance through Obamacare, according to Kaiser Permanente Foundation (KFF).
Graham-Cassidy bill to reduce federal funding for states by $160B
Based on KFF’s analysis, the Graham-Cassidy bill will reduce federal funding for health coverage and alter Medicaid financing. The total federal funding for states will decline by $160 billion from 2020 to 2026. The federal funding under the new block grants will drop by $107 billion.
Additionally, KFF estimated a $240 billion federal funding reduction for coverage in 2027 if block grants end in 2026. The GOP health care bill did not specify an authority for the continuation of block grants after 2026.
