Healthcare DIVE March 4, 2025
Emily Olsen

Overall employment could fall by 286,000 jobs next year if the enhanced premium tax credits lapse, including 130,000 lost roles in the healthcare sector.

Dive Brief:

  • Allowing more generous federal assistance for health plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces to lapse at the end of the year could weaken state economies and lead to job losses — especially in the healthcare sector, according to a report published Monday by the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
  • Total state gross domestic products would decline by about $34 billion in 2026 if the enhanced premium tax credits expire, according to the analysis. Additionally, economic output would fall by $57 billion as insurance becomes...

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