Congressional Democrats are pushing to subsidize COBRA benefits as part of a fourth pandemic relief bill. Three former White House economists say that would be bad policy.

“Subsidizing COBRA policies would further weaken the economic recovery,” write Casey Mulligan, Brian Blase, and Doug Badger for the conservative Galen Institute, a healthcare policy nonprofit organization. Mulligan served on the Council of Economic Advisers, and Blase served on the National Economic Council during the Trump administration. Badger served on the National Economic Council during the George W. Bush administration.