A law professor and physician both argue that an overturn of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in its entirety would be an "absolute disaster," according to their op-ed in the Stanford Law Review.
Eric Segall, JD, professor of law at Georgia State University, and Aaron E. Carroll, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine, argue that a Supreme Court overhaul of the entire PPACA would affect hospitals, physicians and private companies alike.
"They've been creating accountable care organizations, envisioning a significant reduction in uncompensated care and enjoying increased Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements in primary care settings," the authors write. "That will all vanish if the ACA is struck down."
Even if the Supreme Court invalidates only the individual mandate of the PPACA, the healthcare industry will be in jeopardy, the authors say. They argue a Court decision to strike down just the individual mandate — the requirement that all adult Americans have health insurance — would cause "significant uncertainty for the healthcare markets, possibly precipitating another grave economic crisis."
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Eric Segall, JD, professor of law at Georgia State University, and Aaron E. Carroll, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine, argue that a Supreme Court overhaul of the entire PPACA would affect hospitals, physicians and private companies alike.
"They've been creating accountable care organizations, envisioning a significant reduction in uncompensated care and enjoying increased Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements in primary care settings," the authors write. "That will all vanish if the ACA is struck down."
Even if the Supreme Court invalidates only the individual mandate of the PPACA, the healthcare industry will be in jeopardy, the authors say. They argue a Court decision to strike down just the individual mandate — the requirement that all adult Americans have health insurance — would cause "significant uncertainty for the healthcare markets, possibly precipitating another grave economic crisis."
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