Study : Trump's health subsidy shutdown could lead to free insurance in CA, FL, IL, MI, PA
The nonpartisan policy research group has estimated that richer premium subsidies could entice up to 600,000 more people to sign up for health law coverage. That depends on how insurers and state regulators adjust, which isn't totally clear yet.
The group also found that the federal government would end up spending more overall on health insurance through higher premium subsidies.
None of this would be any comfort to people who buy individual health insurance policies but aren't eligible for government subsidies. Many are still facing significant premium increases for 2018, aggravated by political turmoil that has made insurers fearful they'll lose more money.
Still, the potential for a subsidy windfall hasn't been lost on officials at the state level. "It means many more Californians and people across the country will get a zero-premium bronze plan," said Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the health insurance marketplace in the nation's most populous state.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/Trump-s-health-subsidy-shutdown-could-lead-to-12289756.php
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