Why is the USCCB so quiet on this?  They are normally ready to roll at a moment's notice (with or without the facts, alternative or otherwise).  In this case, cutting off off 24 million will just mean the poor revert to their old ways of using the ER as their primary care doctor.  Since they have no money, they skip out on the tab leaving the hospitals, Catholic and otherwise with unpaid bills. Too many unpaid bills and the hospital folds, denying care to everyone whether or not there is insurance (think St. Vincent's in NYC!!!)   With ACA at least the hospitals are getting paid for the services offered ... and we all know how fond the bishops are of inbound government cash.