Costs associated with individual health coverage have increased in the decade since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act while access to providers has decreased, a conservative think tank argued in a new analysis of the economic impacts of enhanced premium subsidies set to expire next year.
The study, authored by the Heritage Foundation and set to be released Friday, draws its conclusions from data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HIX Compare, and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The report found the average cost of individual market health insurance coverage increased by 133%, from $244 to $568 ...