Modeling the Impact of Alternatives to the Affordable Care Act

Following the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, some lawmakers have begun to offer concrete alternatives to the law. These include a Republican Senate bill that would replace the legislation entirely with a scaled-down reform package of modest insurance market reforms and smaller subsidies. Under this grant, Jonathan Gruber will model alternatives to the Affordable Care Act as they are proposed. Using his widely respected microsimulation model, he will analyze the effects of these proposals on the quality, affordability, and breadth of insurance coverage in the United States and on the federal budget, relative to current law.