Fold Medicaid and CHIP into UHP

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

Jobs: Marketplace call centers, navigators & enrollment assisters

The Marketplaces close.

Result

−$0.6B

Per resident, per year

−$2

÷ 341.1M people

Per household

−$5

÷ 132.2M households

#	Step	Arithmetic	Value
1	Employed today		15,000
2	Share displaced		90%
3	Jobs displaced	15,000 × 90%	13,500
4	Average annual wage		$45,000
5	Annual wages lost (before reemployment and transition support)	13,500 × $45,000	−$0.6B

Trade-off: Accepted under the plan's ground rules; cushioned by the worker transition program and hiring preference at UHA.