federal government could see net increase of $2.3 billion in costs in 2018 if aca cost sharing reduction payments eliminated /

Ceasing payments for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) cost-sharing reduction program could save $10 billion,but cost an additional $12.3 billion in premium tax credits – an estimated net increase of $2.3 billion, or 23 percent, and in federal spending on marketplace subsidies – in 2018,whether insurers continue to participate in ACA marketplaces, according to…More

Source: kff.org