Health-care providers could lose more than $32 billion in revenue if the Affordable Care Act 's enhanced premium tax credits expire this year, as they are on track to do, according to an analysis released Thursday.

The lapse in Obamacare subsidies could also lead to an additional $7.7 billion in unpaid medical bills from uninsured patients, the analysis by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Urban Institute found.

"The burden of this increase in uncompensated care would fall on all provider types: about $2.2 billion on hospitals, $1.0 billion on physician offices, $1.5 billion on prescription drugs, and $3.1 billion on other services," the report said.

The subsidies — which help lower the cost of health insurance plans purchased on ACA marketplaces — are at the center of the cu

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