How Important Are the Marketplace Cost-Sharing Subsidies?
<p>Earlier this week, the Trump administration told congressional lawmakers that it will continue to pay for the cost-sharing reductions that are key to the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance expansion. For how much longer, however, is not so clear. There’s also uncertainty around whether the administration will continue to defend the subsidies against the lawsuit initiated by congressional Republicans in 2014.</p><p>Our latest explainer on health reform alternatives examines the cost-sharing subsidies—how they work and what ending them would mean for consumers and the stability of the insurance marketplaces. </p>
<p>Also read our explainers on the <a href="/publications/explainer/2017/apr/essential-facts-about-health-reform-alternatives-continuous">continuous coverage requirement</a>, <a href="/publications/explainer/2017/mar/essential-facts-about-health-reform-alternatives-high-risk-pools">high-risk pools</a>, <a href="/publications/explainer/2017/apr/essential-facts-about-health-reform-alternatives-allowing-insurance">sales of insurance across state lines</a>, and <a href="/publications/explainer/2017/apr/essential-facts-about-health-reform-alternatives-medicaid-capita">Medicaid per capita caps</a> and <a href="/publications/explainer/2017/feb/essential-facts-about-health-reform-alternatives-block-granting">block grants</a>.</p>