Georgia’s health care system prepares for federal funding, job losses, as Kemp touts state workforce efforts

Grady Memorial Hospital officials are preparing for financial losses as a result of the one-two punch of federal Medicaid funding cuts under H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and the proposed expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act marketplace tax credits later this year.

“The ACA plans and the additional funding that was in place for people to be able to afford their plans, if that truly goes away, that is a $100 million impact to Grady next year,” said Grady CEO John Haupert. “This is on top of everything else we’ve experienced.”

Grady is Atlanta’s only Level I Trauma Center after the 2022 closure of Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center…

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