Analysts at the Congressional Budget Officer say they believe subsidizing uninsured individuals would be much more efficient at expanding access to coverage than two other proposed strategies.
The CBO analysts come to that conclusion in a discussion of a new model they have developed to analyze the possible effects of health finance proposals.
Helping uninsured people buy individual or family coverage would reduce the number of uninsured U.S. residents by about 2 million, at a cost of about $1,050 per newly insured individual.
