10 cities most affected by AHCA

March 23, 2017 12:41 PM

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, center, holds up a copy of the American Health Care Act while Representative Greg Walden, a Republican from Oregon, right, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, listen during a news conference at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Ryan's new bill to replace Obamacare is being savaged by early bad reviews from a wide range of conservatives, with one Republican senator declaring it "dead on arrival" in the Senate -- if it can make it through the House. Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg

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10 cities most affected by AHCA

Comparative analysis looks at how the Republican proposed healthcare law stacks up against the Affordable Care Act, and how cities across the country would be affected if enacted.

Methodology

In order to gauge the AHCA’s impact on individuals who buy their own insurance, personal finance website WalletHub compared the differences in premium subsidies that the average households in 457 U.S. cities would receive under the ACA and AHCA. To assess ACA subsidies, WalletHub used the Kaiser Family Foundation’s health insurance marketplace calculator, using a two-person household with a median income. For the AHCA, the analysis used the age-based dollar amounts:

Age: 20-29
Premium tax credit: $4,000

Age: 30-39
Premium tax credit: $5,000

Age: 40-59
Premium tax credit: $6,000

Age: 50-59
Premium tax credit: $7,000

Age: 60 and older
Premium tax credit: $8,000

Based on the data, these following cities would be hit hardest under the GOP’s proposed bill when it comes to tax credits.

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Ashville, N.C.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $5,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $9,232
Subsidy difference: -$4,232

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Witchita Falls, Texas

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $5,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $9,434
Subsidy difference: -$4,434

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Birmingham, Alab.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $5,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $9,494
Subsidy difference: -$4,494

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Fayetteville, N.C.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $5,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $9,687
Subsidy difference: -$4,687

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Greenville, N.C.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $4,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $9,067
Subsidy difference: -$5,067

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Chattanooga, Tenn.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $5,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $10,786
Subsidy difference: -$5,786

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Reading, Pa.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $4,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $10,149
Subsidy difference: -$6,149

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Syracuse, N.Y.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $4,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $10,398
Subsidy difference: -$6,398

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Anchorage, Alaska

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $5,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $12,748
Subsidy difference: -$7,748

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Yuma, Ariz.

Average AHCA tax subsidy: $5,000
Average ACA Subsidy: $12,815
Subsidy difference: -$7,815