JAMA Forum

How Unaffordable Is Health Care?

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.6929

January 08, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This JAMA Forum discusses the unaffordability of health care in the US at the macro level, the true costs of employer-sponsored health insurance, and the expiration of the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits.

Corresponding Author: Larry Levitt, MPP, KFF, 185 Berry St, Ste 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 (larryl@kff.org).

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