Becker's Healthcare June 25, 2024
Rylee Wilson

Making expanded ACA subsidies permanent would add $335 billion to the national deficit between 2025 and 2034, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.

Premium tax credits have spurred record enrollment in ACA marketplace plans. These subsidies, implemented in 2021, are set to expire at the end of 2025 unless Congress votes to extend them.

In a June 24 letter to the chairs of the House ways and means and budget committees, the CBO estimated making subsidies permanent would cost $415 billion overall — the result of a $250...

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
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