Georgia health sector faces $3.7B loss as ACA subsidies end, forecast finds

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ACA insurance premiums could skyrocket as Congress has not extended pandemic-era subsidies.

Georgia’s hospitals, doctors and other health businesses stand to lose $3.7 billion in revenue next year alone, if Congress and President Donald Trump allow Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies to expire in December, a new forecast has found. (Hyosub Shin /AJC file)

Georgia’s hospitals, doctors and other health businesses stand to lose $3.7 billion in revenue next year alone, if Congress and President Donald Trump allow Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies to expire in December, a new forecast has found.

Georgia’s expected loss of health sector revenue would be among the three largest in the nation, behind only Florida and Texas, according to the study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the left-leaning Urban Institute.

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Fernando Hermida has blood drawn for testing at Pineapple Healthcare in Orlando, Florida. Georgia, Florida and Texas would each see their health sector’s overall revenues decline by 4.8% in 2026, according to the forecast, the worst in the nation. The national loss would be about $32 billion.. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)

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GeorgiaAccess.gov outreach workers like Sheena Wiley will traveled the state the state and hand out promotional materials in 2024. Georgia’s enrollment in ACA plans more than doubled, and now stands at about 1.5 million policyholders. (Ariel Hart/AJC)

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U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Atlanta, speaks at a news conference against President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in Atlanta in June. The most recent estimate from the health research organization KFF is that about 460,000 Georgians will drop ACA health insurance. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Ariel Hart is a reporter on health care issues. She works on the AJC’s health team and has reported on subjects including the Voting Rights Act and transportation.

Ariel Hart is a reporter on health care issues. She works on the AJC’s health team and has reported on subjects including the Voting Rights Act and transportation.

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