Coleman Drake
colemandrake.bsky.social
Coleman Drake
@colemandrake.bsky.social
Health Economist, Associate Professor at Pitt Public Health, PhD from Minnesota by way of Cleveland. Fan of cats, jazz, that sort of thing.
TLDR: Direct subsidies to <200% FPL enrollees where cost effectiveness is highest at increasing coverage. Returns diminish substantially above that point, and state budgetary constraints increase.
October 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
~10 states are now supplementing federal premium subsidies, yet no prior study has examined the best way to do this to maximize coverage. Using data from Maryland, we find that subsidies targeted to lower income enrollees are most cost effective.
October 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM