Repealing the Affordable Care Act and Implications for Cancer Care

Karan R Chhabra; Chad S Ellimoottil; Justin B Dimick

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2018.05.002

Repealing the Affordable Care Act and Implications for Cancer Care

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2018 Oct;27(4):615-620. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2018.05.002. Epub 2018 Jul 21.

Authors

Karan R Chhabra¹, Chad S Ellimoottil², Justin B Dimick³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: KCHHABRA@PARTNERS.ORG.
² Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Dow Division of Health Services Research, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

PMID: 30213406
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2018.05.002

Abstract

Calls to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have become increasingly frequent. Most attempts to repeal the ACA have targeted specific policies rather than the ACA as a whole. This article describes the specific policies under debate and the ramifications of repealing each of them. Specific attention is given to insurance coverage, individual premiums, and budgetary impact. Based on the literature regarding the ACA's impact to date, the impact of ACA repeal on Surgical oncology care is predicted.

Keywords: Affordable Care Act; Cancer screening; Health insurance; Health policy; Insurance coverage; Medicaid; Surgical oncology.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Health Care Reform / trends*
Humans
Insurance Coverage / statistics & numerical data*
Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data*
Neoplasms / economics*
Neoplasms / surgery
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / legislation & jurisprudence*
Surgical Oncology / economics*
United States