If the 2010 health law is upheld by the Supreme Court, it would extend health coverage to thousands of the nation’s veterans, a new study says.
The study, released Thursday, said about 630,000 uninsured veterans would likely qualify for Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for the poor, which would be expanded under the law. In addition, 520,000 uninsured vets could qualify for subsidized health coverage in new marketplaces, or insurance exchanges.
“It is striking how many of the uninsured veterans would qualify for Medicaid under the ACA (The Affordable Care Act),” said co-author Genevieve Kenney, senior fellow for the non-partisan Urban Institute.