While President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act, long-term care experts noted that coordinated care for seniors is likely to remain a priority under him.
“It is quite unlikely that the force of ACO [accountable care organizations] and bundled payment changes will go away with a new administration,” said Cheryl Phillips, M.D., the senior vice president of public policy and services at LeadingAge. Additionally, Republicans have traditionally been more positive about managed care and population-based reimbursement models, which is “very unlikely to suddenly stop.”
She suspects, however, that much of the funding for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation will be cut.
It was unclear whether Congress would want to repeal the entire ACA or only specific parts related to insurance, said NASL executive VP Cynthia Morton.
From the December 01, 2016 Issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News