Scott Malcioni

Subsidies enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic led to significant enrollment gains among children, Black and Hispanic people, and those who live in rural areas, according to the data analysis.

In total, researchers found the number of people enrolled in health insurance increased about 7% after the subsidies were implemented in 2021.

Paul Jacobs is a health policy scientist at JHU.

The expanded premium tax credits expired this year and were not renewed by Congress.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates about 4 million people will lose coverage without the subsidies.

For NPR News, I'm Scott Mascione in Baltimore.