If the enhanced subsidy lapses, and Covered California must return to the pre-2021 subsidy curve, the consumer responsibility for health insurance increases. For the individual estimating $50,000, based on 2025 federal poverty level, they are still 343 percent FPL, but the consumer responsibility percentage increases from 7.08 percent to 9.78 percent*. (*Consumer Responsibility from IRS 2020 form 8962 instructions.)
