Update on ACA/PPHF Repeal

NAQC Newsroom: Tobacco Control

Thursday, January 19, 2017
Posted by: Natalia Gromov

Dear Colleagues,

NAQC has received a number of requests for updates on the impact of the repeal of the ACA (including PPHF funding for cessation) on quitlines. We wanted to share new material that has been produced by Trust for America’s Health. The material includes analyses on the impact of the repeal, some related media stories, and a new report from the Congressional Budget Office.

We will continue to share updates from trustworthy sources, and hope you will join us on January 25^th for a webinar to discuss likely changes in federal funding and how we can partner with the private sector to help ensure adequate access to treatment services.

Best,

Linda A. Bailey, JD, MHS
President and CEO
North American Quitline Consortium

Trust for America's Health
Wellness and Prevention Health Reform Digest
Today's News (1/18/17)

Affordable Care Act
Trust for America's Health has released a special analysis (including state by state fact sheets) finding that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would lose 12 percent of its annual budget if the Prevention and Public Health Fund, part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), were repealed. States would end up losing more than $3 billion over the next five years - from grants and programs supported by the Prevention Fund. In addition, here are a few related tools that have been previously shared:

Prevention and Public Health Fund by program (FY14 - FY17)
The Prevention and Public Health Fund in Your State (FY10 - FY15)
Overall PPHF funding (FY10 - FY25)
Prevention and Public Health Fund Allocations (CDC) by State (FY16)
Prevention and Public Health Fund Allocations (CDC) by State (FY10 - FY16)
The cumulative Prevention and Public Health Fund supporter list (recently spiked to over 1,100 organizations, thanks!) Of course, always room for more - to add your organization.

For some related news coverage:
From USA Today, Obamacare Repeal Threatens Public Health Funding to States.
From the Hill, Repeal and Replace vs the Public's Health, by Mike Fraser, executive director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation finds that under potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act, 18 million more would be uninsured in the first plan year after repeal; increasing to 27 million after repeal of subsidies and Medicaid expansion; and 32 million more uninsured by 2026. It also found that there would be a 20-25 percent increase in premiums on the individual market after year one; rising to a 50% increase after the elimination of marketplace subsidies and Medicaid expansion; and a doubling by 2026.

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