Fold Medicaid and CHIP into UHP

Year 4 (dual eligibles and children earlier) · States; UHADiscuss this step

County indigent-care programs & public hospital subsidies

amendedYear 4States & localities

Today

Counties fund care for uninsured residents.

Under the plan

Need largely ends; county funds can shift to public health.

Trade-off

Local budget relief; counties must decide whether to keep public hospitals.