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Affordable Care Act Subsidies

December 17, 2025

Key Findings

  • Most (70%) survey respondents believed that depositing the value of a household’s enhanced premium tax credit into a health savings account (HSA), instead of applying it directly to their monthly premium, would measurably worsen the affordability of health care for Marketplace enrollees. Only 10% thought that shifting enhanced subsidies to HSAs would improve affordability.
  • A number of respondents noted that their assessment depended on how affordability is measured and on the details of the HSA proposal. For example, requiring enrollees to select a bronze-tier or catastrophic plan to access the HSA contributions could worsen affordability, as many Marketplace enrollees are currently enrolled in more generous coverage. However, permitting people to use HSA funds to pay for premiums (a practice that is currently prohibited) could mitigate some of the affordability concerns.
  • Three-quarters of respondents (75%) agreed that requiring Marketplace enrollees who otherwise qualify for fully subsidized plans to pay a small (e.g., $5-$10) monthly premium would measurably reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled. 37% believed these small premiums would reduce fraudulent enrollment.
  • Most (81%) survey respondents agreed that a scheduled policy change that will effectively end automatic renewals with subsidy for most enrollees, which is scheduled to take effect in 2028, will substantially reduce Marketplace enrollment.

Read the full Health Affairs Forefront summary of results here

Survey Questions


Please note: our surveys will consistently use two modifiers to describe the size of an effect: “Substantial”: when an effect is large enough to meaningfully influence policy decisions, program implementation, or outcomes of interest “Measurable”: when the direction of an effect is clear, but the effect may not be sufficiently large to make much of a difference for a given policy, program, or outcome.

Response rate of 100% (63 out of 63 panelists responded)


Enhanced premium tax credits, which have been available since 2021 to people enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces, will expire at the end of 2025. Enhanced premium tax credits lowered net monthly premiums for eligible individuals and extended subsidies to some previously ineligible individuals. Policymakers are debating enhanced premium tax credit reforms, including a proposal to deposit the value of a household’s enhanced premium tax credits into a health savings account.

Question 1:

Depositing the value of a household’s enhanced premium tax credit into a health savings account, instead of applying it directly to their monthly premium, would measurably [improve, worsen, have no effect on] the affordability of health care for Marketplace enrollees.

a. Improve
b. Worsen
c. Have no effect on
d. No opinion

A red bar chart showing • Most (70%) survey respondents believed that depositing the value of a household’s enhanced premium tax credit into a health savings account (HSA), instead of applying it directly to their monthly premium, would measurably worsen the affordability of health care for Marketplace enrollees. Only 10% thought that shifting enhanced subsidies to HSAs would improve affordability. Red bar chart showing results weighted by confidence: • Most (70%) survey respondents believed that depositing the value of a household’s enhanced premium tax credit into a health savings account (HSA), instead of applying it directly to their monthly premium, would measurably worsen the affordability of health care for Marketplace enrollees. Only 10% thought that shifting enhanced subsidies to HSAs would improve affordability.


Enhanced premium tax credits have resulted in the availability of fully subsidized (zero-premium) Marketplace plans for some low-income individuals.

Question 2: Requiring Marketplace enrollees who otherwise qualify for fully subsidized plans to pay a small (e.g., $5-$10) monthly premium would measurably… (select all that apply)

a. Reduce fraudulent enrollment
b. Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge
c. Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled
d. None of the above
e. No Opinion

A red bar showing results: A number of respondents noted that their assessment depended on how affordability is measured and on the details of the HSA proposal. For example, requiring enrollees to select a bronze-tier or catastrophic plan to access the HSA contributions could worsen affordability, as many Marketplace enrollees are currently enrolled in more generous coverage. However, permitting people to use HSA funds to pay for premiums (a practice that is currently prohibited) could mitigate some of the affordability concerns. A red bar showing results weighted by confidence: • A number of respondents noted that their assessment depended on how affordability is measured and on the details of the HSA proposal. For example, requiring enrollees to select a bronze-tier or catastrophic plan to access the HSA contributions could worsen affordability, as many Marketplace enrollees are currently enrolled in more generous coverage. However, permitting people to use HSA funds to pay for premiums (a practice that is currently prohibited) could mitigate some of the affordability concerns.


Currently, people who enroll in subsidized Marketplace coverage and do not take action during a subsequent open enrollment period are automatically renewed into the same plan, with a subsidy that assumes no change in household income—a process known as “passive reenrollment.” Beginning in 2028, most people enrolled in subsidized coverage will have to reverify their household income in order to continue receiving a subsidy in the next plan year.

Question 3: Eliminating passive reenrollment with subsidy for people enrolled in Marketplace coverage will substantially reduce Marketplace enrollment.

a. Strongly Agree
b. Agree
c. Uncertain
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
f. No Opinion

A red bar chart showing: • Most (81%) survey respondents agreed that a scheduled policy change that will effectively end automatic renewals with subsidy for most enrollees, which is scheduled to take effect in 2028, will substantially reduce Marketplace enrollment. A red bar showing results weighted by confidence: Most (81%) survey respondents agreed that a scheduled policy change that will effectively end automatic renewals with subsidy for most enrollees, which is scheduled to take effect in 2028, will substantially reduce Marketplace enrollment.


Individual Survey Responses

Question One

Depositing the value of a household’s enhanced premium tax credit into a health savings account, instead of applying it directly to their monthly premium, would measurably [improve, worsen, have no effect on] the affordability of health care for Marketplace enrollees.

NameVoteConfidenceComments
Margarita AlegriaWorsen8
David AschWorsen7Generally, perceptions of affordability are based on sticker price rather than sticker price adjusted for later costs or cost offsets.  So I would predict that the sense of affordability would worsen by moving discounts into later credits–even if those credits could be foreseen to be easily used and applied.
John AyanianWorsen3
Peter BachWorsen7
Laurence BakerWorsen8
David BlumenthalHave no effect on7This assumes that funds could be used to purchase insurance that no longer met minimum coverage requirements for qualified plans on the ACA marketplaces.
Erin Fuse BrownWorsen7Current proposals would require enrollees to choose a bronze plan if they want to access the HSA, so it might worsen affordability for enrollees eligible for cost-sharing reductions who must choose a silver plan to keep their CSR payments. Further, because the HSA couldn’t be used for premiums, it might worsen affordability for those who can’t afford premiums for a bronze plan.
Melinda BuntinWorsen8
Michael F. CannonNo Opinion0I would have chosen “Mixed.”
Lawrence CasalinoWorsen7
Amitabh ChandraWorsen8
Lanhee J. ChenHave no effect on6
Michael ChernewHave no effect on7The question is affordability.  Basically, premiums would be $X higher but folks would get $x so they could afford same as before if I understand the policy. The only impact would be if premiums changed due to competition (doubt it) which would improve affordability or selection (possible) which would likely worsen it.
Janet CurrieWorsen6I think that some families will take the money and not purchase insurance which could lead to a death spiral in the exchanges’ insurance.
Lesley CurtisWorsen7The higher monthly premium will lead some individuals to forego health insurance and, without health insurance, they won’t benefit from negotiated rates
David CutlerWorsen5
Julie DonohueWorsen7
Joseph DoyleHave no effect on7
David DranoveImprove7
Stacie DusetzinaWorsen4I think that it would worsen the USE of the funds for enrolling (because they might view the premiums as too high, even if subsidized fully). That said, the question framing makes me think the person would technically not be worse off or less able to afford the plans if they received the same amount of money. It is how they respond to the money that I think would be worse off!
Jose EsarceWorsen8
Elliott FisherWorsen9
Richard FrankWorsen7
Craig GarthwaiteHave no effect on4It is possible this could lead to some adverse selection as individuals may not sign up for coverage if they can keep the funds in an HSA and we might expect those who didn’t sign up would be healthier enrollees.   I would imagine that how this would affect affordabilty (as opposed to spending) is a question of where on the subsidy schedule the remaining enrollees are.
Darrell GaskinWorsen8HSAS only save money for people who use care.
Martin GaynorWorsen9
Sherry GliedHave no effect on6I don’t really understand the term affordability in this context.  Depositing money into an HSA will make the first dollar of health care cheaper for many people but they will face higher net-of-subsidy premiums.  I suspect the net effect on average will be about zero for those who continue to buy coverage (I suppose they could use their HSA balance to pay their premium).
David GrabowskiWorsen5
Jonathan GruberWorsen10The lowest income households don’t benefit from an HSA.
Vivian HoImprove6I like Tony LoSasso’s proposal along these lines:
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118673?trw=no
Jason HockenberryNo Opinion0I would expect heterogenous effects in different subgroups.
Haiden HuskampWorsen9Although there are exceptions, one generally can’t use health savings account funds to pay for premiums.
Benedic IppolitoNo Opinion0Depends on what measure of affordability. Would expect more enrollment in lower costs plans traded off against network size and cost sharing.
Anupam JenaNo Opinion0
Nancy KeatingWorsen6Many people are likely to keep that money in the HSA and not purchase Marketplace insurance; those who enroll are likely to be higher risk, likely leading to premium increases and higher costs for Marketplace enrollees.
Aaron KesselheimWorsen9
Jonathan KolstadWorsen8
R Tamara KonetzkaWorsen7
Rick KronickWorsen2A lot of uncertainty related to the proposal that might be made.  If the money contributed to an ‘HSA’ could be used to pay for Marketplace premiums (not true for existing HSAs, but possible if new legislation allows), effects may be muted: fewer people may buy ACA compliant insurance and the risk pool might worsen, and more people might buy short term policies, again increasing costs for those who actually need insurance, but likely not a catastrophe.  If the money deposited into an ‘HSA’ can only be used for qualified medical expenses, as is true for HSAs under current law, then big problems as many relatively healthier people drop their ACA coverage and premiums go up substantially for those left in the pool.
Valerie LewisWorsen5
Nicole MaestasHave no effect on6
Tom McGuireWorsen9
Ellen MearaWorsen7Any time you add an extra step in the process to get or keep insurance, people fall off.
Ateev MehrotraImprove3I found this a tough question to answer. As currently structured my understanding is that HSAs cannot be used to pay insurance premiums. So many Americans would now have money in their HSA they could use for care. For the majority of Americans who are healthy such a policy will be great and they will be able to pay for care out-of-pocket using their HSA. However, for those with more substantial costs who no longer have insurance, such a policy will make care unaffordable and/or lead to bankruptcy.
David MeltzerWorsen8
Joseph NewhouseWorsen10This unties the subsidy from insurance. In principle an individual could just use the money to buy insurance, but good risks will disproportionately not do so, leading to a further increase in premiums and some deciding not to buy.
Sean NicholsonWorsen9
Steve ParenteImprove8
Stephen PatrickWorsen10Likely a large gap in expenditures on a high deductible  plan and the amount deposited. Big risk of underfunded HSA accounts coupled with suboptimal insurance products.
Harold PollackWorsen4There is significant diversity of circumstance among marketplace participants. On balance, I suspect this will worsen things for most recipients
Daniel PolskyWorsen9To be honest, the devil is in the details.  The Scott proposal would destablize the market and is really a non starter.  The Cassidy proposal is interesting and would make worsen affordability of health care for those who no loner enroll becuase the change makes the premium unaffordable (this was not specificlly in the question).  For those under 250FPL who got premium tax credits, affordability woudl almost certainly worsen.  Those above 250FPL who can still afford the premiums, may have some value, on net – this would create greater benefits for those who don’t use up all the HSA and can save – these are the relatively healthy.
Ninez PonceNo Opinion0
Thomas RiceWorsen9
Meredith RosenthalHave no effect on8My understanding is that that the proposal is to alter the HSA rules so people can use the funds to pay for insurance and thus depositing the funds into an HSA increases flexibility but should allow people to make the same choices as before. That said, any change will likely lose some people to confusion and cause a rise in uninsurance due to friction.
Joseph RossWorsen8I’m doubtful that all individuals will obtain the funds, and among those that do, I am doubtful that they will systematically use the funds to pay the premium for health insurance. And if they do not, it will mean fewer people will retain health insurance, ensuring its affordability for all.
Brendan SalonerWorsen5I think it will shift more cost on consumers, but it could improve affordability if it allows consumers to shop for products that are less padded, have better value networks, etc. and therefore reduces inflation.
Kosali SimonImprove8Many things about this would depend on the details, for example whether we meant  longer term comprehensive affordability or short run individual affordability: capping the amount people receive and allowing them to allocate the funds would  keep plans accountable knowing that families rather than the government spends the last dollar.
Jon SkinnerWorsen8
Ben SommersWorsen9
Neeraj SoodImprove7
David StevensonWorsen8
Kevin VolppWorsen7
Rachel WernerWorsen7

Question Two

Requiring Marketplace enrollees who otherwise qualify for fully subsidized plans to pay a small (e.g., $5-$10) monthly premium would measurably… (select all that apply)

NameVoteConfidenceComments
Margarita AlegriaReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
David AschReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8
John AyanianReduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge5
Peter BachReduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge3
Laurence BakerNone of the above5
David BlumenthalReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8
Erin Fuse BrownReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled6
Melinda BuntinReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge9
Michael F. CannonReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge10
Lawrence CasalinoReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge6
Amitabh ChandraReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled8
Lanhee J. ChenReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Michael ChernewReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Janet CurrieReduce fraudulent enrollment6My understanding is that one type of fraud is one where someone doesn’t know that insurance has been taken out in their name.  Having people pay a small amount would presumably eliminate this type of fraud.
Lesley CurtisReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
David CutlerReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge6
Julie DonohueReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled9There is empirical research demonstrated increases in enrollment in markets that introduced zero premium plans.
Joseph DoyleReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge6Intended to stay enrolled at zero premium
David DranoveReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge9
Stacie DusetzinaReduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge3I do not know how big of a problem it is that people “do not know they are enrolled.” I do think that insurance should cost at least a nominal amount for everyone.
Jose EsarceNone of the above6
Elliott FisherReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled9
Richard FrankReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8
Craig GarthwaiteReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge5
Darrell GaskinReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled8
Martin GaynorReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled9
Sherry GliedReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge6
David GrabowskiReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge6
Jonathan GruberReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge10Lots of evidence that moving off zero has large effects
Vivian HoReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8
Jason HockenberryNo opinion0I am not sure we have good data to make a clear prediction on this.
Haiden HuskampReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled10
Benedic IppolitoReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8Anticipate enrollment losses due to new admin burdens, like setting up payments or awareness, would shrink over time.
Anupam JenaReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Nancy KeatingReduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge6
Aaron KesselheimReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge9
Jonathan KolstadReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge9
R Tamara KonetzkaReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Rick KronickReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge3
Valerie LewisReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled6
Nicole MaestasReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge10
Tom McGuireReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Ellen MearaReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge9
Ateev MehrotraReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7Extremely small monthly premiums will reduce enrollment. This will include reductions in fraudulent enrollment and those that cannot afford it. Further, in some way, the $5 per month would likely reduce enrollment because of the administrative burden of obtaining the $5.
David MeltzerReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Joseph NewhouseReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8I’m more confident about reducing enrollment.
Sean NicholsonNone of the above8
Steve ParenteReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge9
Stephen PatrickNo opinion0
Harold PollackReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled6
Daniel PolskyReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge10
Ninez PonceReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled8
Thomas RiceReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled8
Meredith RosenthalReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge10
Joseph RossReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge9If you require low income adults to pay for premiums out of pocket, some proportion will not, or not be able to, pay for coverage, destabilizing the insurance market.
Brendan SalonerReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8
Kosali SimonReduce fraudulent enrollment5This also depends on what we assume about checks and balances already in place, but adding this incentive for individuals to actually pay even $5 for a premium with $10,000 paid by the government would ensure that these are individuals who actively are signed up. However, we want to ofcourse avoid people finding that even a $1 contribution is a barrier to affordability.
Jon SkinnerReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Ben SommersReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8I think the 3rd group above is much larger than the first two groups.
Neeraj SoodReduce fraudulent enrollment; Reduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
David StevensonReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge7
Kevin VolppReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled7
Rachel WernerReduce Marketplace enrollment among eligible individuals who intended to stay enrolled; Reduce the number of people who remain enrolled without their knowledge8

Question Three

Eliminating passive reenrollment with subsidy for people enrolled in Marketplace coverage will substantially reduce Marketplace enrollment.

NameVoteConfidenceComments
Margarita AlegriaStrongly Agree9
David AschUncertain4
John AyanianAgree5
Peter BachAgree4
Laurence BakerAgree5
David BlumenthalStrongly Agree10
Erin Fuse BrownAgree7
Melinda BuntinStrongly Agree9
Michael F. CannonDisagree8The Samaritan’s Dilemma is hard.
Lawrence CasalinoAgree7
Amitabh ChandraStrongly Agree8
Lanhee J. ChenAgree7
Michael ChernewStrongly Agree9
Janet CurrieAgree8Administrative processes for verifying income are often burdensome making it difficult for people to verify income even when they qualify for subsidies.  Many studies have shown that increasing these types of administrative burden reduce enrollment.
Lesley CurtisStrongly Agree9
David CutlerStrongly Agree7
Julie DonohueStrongly Agree9This statement is consistent with lots of empirical research on opt-in vs opt-out policies in insurance and other markets
Joseph DoyleStrongly Agree7
David DranoveDisagree8
Stacie DusetzinaAgree7Assuming that subsidies are not provided if income isn’t verified, I would imagine that many people would drop coverage if premiums increased.
Jose EsarceDisagree8
Elliott FisherStrongly Agree10
Richard FrankStrongly Agree9
Craig GarthwaiteUncertain5
Darrell GaskinAgree6
Martin GaynorStrongly Agree9
Sherry GliedAgree7
David GrabowskiStrongly Agree6
Jonathan GruberStrongly Agree10Hassle costs matter!
Vivian HoStrongly Agree10
Jason HockenberryAgree7I expect this would be largely concentrated among specific subgroups (i.e. those who use little or no care on a recurring basis).
Haiden HuskampStrongly Agree10
Benedic IppolitoAgree1Supporters would emphasize benefits of this policy change, like program integrity.
Anupam JenaAgree5
Nancy KeatingStrongly Agree6
Aaron KesselheimAgree9
Jonathan KolstadStrongly Agree9
R Tamara KonetzkaUncertain5
Rick KronickStrongly Agree7
Valerie LewisStrongly Agree8
Nicole MaestasStrongly Agree10
Tom McGuireStrongly Agree9
Ellen MearaStrongly Agree10We know that passive enrollment leads to higher enrollment than requiring administrative hurdles to keep enrollment. This is the justification for default re enrollment policies.
Ateev MehrotraStrongly Agree8Any administrative burden will substantially decrease enrollment. Verifying income is a substantial administrative burden.
David MeltzerUncertain5
Joseph NewhouseAgree6This assumes the hassle cost of reverifying income outweighs the benefits from being insured, which seems plausible for good risks/young invincibles.
Sean NicholsonUncertain5
Steve ParenteUncertain5
Stephen PatrickStrongly Agree10
Harold PollackAgree7
Daniel PolskyUncertain5It will measurably reduce enrollment, but I don’t think it would be substantial among those who should qualify.
Ninez PonceUncertain5
Thomas RiceStrongly Agree5
Meredith RosenthalStrongly Agree10
Joseph RossAgree7I have high confidence that eliminating passive re-enrollment will reduce Marketplace enrollment, I am just not certain if the reduction will be substantial (in my mind, >5% of all enrollees) or only measurable.
Brendan SalonerAgree7Basic behavioral economics suggests that default options are very important.
Kosali SimonAgree5
Jon SkinnerUncertain5
Ben SommersAgree8
Neeraj SoodAgree7
David StevensonStrongly Agree9
Kevin VolppStrongly Agree9
Rachel WernerStrongly Agree10