Giving consumers access to lower-cost catastrophic options could provide a sustainable path to affordability — and save taxpayers billions in the process.
The federal government is covering a smaller share of Obamacare enrollees’ premiums this year. That has Democrats warning of a surge in the number of uninsured, as people struggle to shoulder more of the cost themselves.
But recent reporting on some of those losing their enhanced premium subsidies reveals that the federal dollars have merely masked the dysfunction Obamacare foisted on the insurance market.
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Drop ‘Bigger Subsidies’ Narrative for Better Insurance Options
Sally C. Pipes
Giving consumers access to lower-cost catastrophic options could provide a sustainable path to affordability — and save taxpayers billions in the process.
The federal government is covering a smaller share of Obamacare enrollees’ premiums this year. That has Democrats warning of a surge in the number of uninsured, as people struggle to shoulder more of the cost themselves.
But recent reporting on some of those losing their enhanced premium subsidies reveals that the federal dollars have merely masked the dysfunction Obamacare foisted on the insurance market.
Read the op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.