Employers to drop 7 million people from healthcare insurance under AHCA [View all]

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Many folks I’ve talked to recently have admitted they’re not worried about healthcare because they get their healthcare through their employer. They don’t think it will affect them and as long as it’s not affecting them, it’s not an issue.

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), employers will drop 2 million people from their healthcare coverage in less than 4 years under the AHCA. The estimated number of people dropped grows to 7 million by 2026.

Here’s why and how.


In June 2013, 70.8% of workers between the ages of 18 and 64 had employer-sponsored healthcare coverage. This is roughly 155 million people or half of all Americans with insurance. Comparatively:
•76 million are covered by Medicaid
•55 million over 65 are covered by Medicare
•11.1 million purchase through the healthcare exchange

Under the Affordable Care Act, three years later in 2016, 72.1% had employer sponsored coverage. Contrary to what many have heard, under the ACA, the percentage of people with employer-sponsored coverage actually increased slightly.

Read More:http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/14/1661129/-Employers-to-drop-7-million-people-from-healthcare-insurance-under-AHCA

I have had a lot of righties tell me that repealing ACA is no sweat of their back...they have employer based insurance. Hmmmmm.....