The 2025 KFF analysis indicated that expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits would disproportionately drive large absolute premium increases for a relatively small number of higher-earning marketplace enrollees while producing smaller increases for a larger number of lower-earning enrollees.
November 10, 2025
high
temporal
Distributional impact on marketplace enrollees by income level if enhanced subsidies expire.
COVID-19-era tax credits have been used to subsidize health insurance premiums for marketplace enrollees, and some policymakers have proposed extending those credits while imposing new eligibility limits on who can receive the subsidies.
November 09, 2025
high
policy
Policy discussion about extending pandemic-era premium assistance with potential new eligibility restrictions.