Unlike most social welfare programs, the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies for private health insurance mainly benefit younger working adults and families.

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April 6, 2015
William D. Leach, Ph.D.
Sol Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California

2. Averaging $268/month, subsidies for Obamacare insurance
policies are one of the least generous social welfare benefits.

3. Affordable Care Act subsidies make up less than
2% of America’s total welfare state in 2015.

4. The average consumer of a
Marketplace policy is 42 years old.
Affordable Care Act
Plan Selections by Age

5. Programs serving older Americans
provide larger monthly benefits.

6. Most social spending supports
Americans over 50.

7. More than half of all social spending benefits retirees.
ACA insurance subsidies benefit working adults and families.
Government Spending on Social Welfare
Programs by Average Age of Beneficiary

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Visit the Health Administration Blog
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For data sources and explanatory
notes, download the e-booklet
“Affordable Care Act
Subsidies in Perspective”
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