What if the American Rescue Plan's Enhanced Marketplace Subsidies Were Made Permanent?
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Apr-14-2021 |
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As the economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, the ARPA includes several provisions designed to expand access to affordable health insurance coverage in 2021 and 2022. One provision enhances subsidies to make coverage in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace more affordable.
The authors, seeking to show the maximum potential impact of the ARPA’s enhanced marketplace subsidies on health insurance coverage, examined the effects of these provisions as if they were permanent changes.
Considering the permanency of the ARPA’s temporary policy changes offers policymakers potential solutions for regaining coverage lost during a tumultuous year and further improving the stability of the marketplace.
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