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TRACKING POLL
Democrats Like Both the Public Option and Medicare-for-all, But Overall More People Support the Public Option
This poll finds large majorities of Democrats – and most of the public overall – support both major approaches primary candidates have put forward to expand coverage and make health care more affordable, though a public option remains significantly more popular than Medicare-for-all, The poll also examines health priorities for Congress and President Trump’s job approval on health issues.
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If ACA is Struck Down, Nearly All Americans Would Be Affected
In 2018, a judge ruled the ACA individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the entire law should be struck down. Here’s the potential impact if the entire law was held to be invalid. - courts
Explaining Texas v. U.S.: A Guide to the Case Challenging the ACA
This issue brief answers key questions about Texas v. United States. The litigation challenges the Affordable Care Act’s minimum essential coverage provision (known as the individual mandate) and raises questions about whether the law can survive. - polling
6 Charts About Public Opinion On The Affordable Care Act
Key polling data examining the favorability of the ACA and its provisions, including protections for people with pre-existing conditions and the law’s individual mandate penalty, which Congress eliminated effective in 2019. - Individual Market
Tracking Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers
This interactive map shows the status of all Section 1332 waivers requested by states to alter key ACA requirements in order to shore up fragile insurance markets, address unique state market issues, or experiment with alternative coverage models.
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Individual Insurance Market Performance in Late 2019
Data through September 2019 finds that insurers in the individual market remain profitable and the individual market remains stable in spite of the repeal of the individual mandate penalty.
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Health Insurance Marketplace and the ACA
Find answers to over 300 frequently asked questions about buying coverage on the health insurance marketplaces. Over 180 of our FAQs are now available in Spanish. - interactive
Estimate 2020 Consumer Premiums for ACA Marketplace
With this calculator, you can enter your income, age, and family size to estimate your eligibility for subsidies and how much you could spend on health insurance. - Health Reform
How Many of the Uninsured Can Purchase a Marketplace Plan for Free in 2020?
This analysis finds 28% of uninsured individuals who could shop on the ACA Marketplace could purchase a bronze plan in 2020 without paying a premium after tax credits.
Health Reform Polling
Latest Polling70%
say it’s “very important” that the ACA provision barring insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions remain in effect. (April 2019)
51%
say they support a Medicare-for-all plan that would cover all Americans. (July 2019)
55%
of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say they prefer building on the ACA to replacing it with a national Medicare-for-all plan. (July 2019)
65%
favor having a government-administered health plan that would compete with private health insurance plans and be available to all Americans. (July 2019)
Latest from Kaiser Health News
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Congressional Candidates Go Head-To-Head On Health Care — Again
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Obamacare A Disgrace? Biden Highlights Bloomberg’s Negative Remarks About The ACA
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Surge In Enrollment As Californians Avoid Penalty, Receive State Aid
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Better Than Other Plans Or Better Than Nothing? Trump’s Claim About ‘Affordable’ Options