unsubsidized
adjective
un·sub·si·dized
ˌən-ˈsəb-sə-ˌdīzd 
-zə-
: not aided or promoted with public money : not subsidized
unsubsidized housing
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That is leaving consumers such as the Newtons with little choice but to buy a pricey, unsubsidized policy from a local monopoly.
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Peter Whoriskey The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2025
By comparison, if the enhanced ACA subsidies expire next year, the average family of four earning $130,000 would pay the full, unsubsidized premium for marketplace coverage.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
If 22 million people losing access to those subsidies was palatable on its own, those who have unsubsidized health care are going to get hit, too.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
For them, unsubsidized health insurance can be prohibitively expensive.
—Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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Peter Whoriskey The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 22 Dec. 2025
By comparison, if the enhanced ACA subsidies expire next year, the average family of four earning $130,000 would pay the full, unsubsidized premium for marketplace coverage.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
If 22 million people losing access to those subsidies was palatable on its own, those who have unsubsidized health care are going to get hit, too.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
For them, unsubsidized health insurance can be prohibitively expensive.
—Christopher Robertson, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Unsubsidized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsubsidized. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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