Healthcare spending will drop $11.4B, over 3 million to lose insurance if ARPA tax credits expire, study finds

Becker's Healthcare May 25, 2022
Jakob Emerson

Healthcare spending will decrease by $11.4 billion nationwide in 2023 and 3.1 million people will become uninsured if Congress does not extend the American Rescue Plan Act subsidies established last year, according to a study released May 25 by the Urban Institute.

The Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit received funding for the report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

ARPA increased premium tax credits for ACA health plans and extended eligibility to individuals who make up to 400 percent above the federal poverty level, leading to...

Today's Sponsors

Today's Sponsor