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How Many of the Uninsured in Your State Can Purchase a Marketplace Plan for Free?

4.2M uninsured people could get a bronze plan with $0 premiums after tax credits, but the share varies by state.

 

Key Facts about the Uninsured Population

How Are ACA Marketplace Premiums Changing by County in 2019?

Poll: Priorities for New Congress, the Future of the ACA and Medicaid Expansion

New Rules for Section 1332 Waivers: Changes and Implications

The Midterm Elections and Medicaid Expansion

A look at the ballot initiative votes in Idaho, Nebraska, Utah, and Montana, and the implications of the gubernatorial elections in Kansas, Maine and Wisconsin.

Compare Medicare-for-All and Public Plan Proposals

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Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator

Use this tool to estimate what your premiums and tax credits for 2019 Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage could be based on your zip code, income, family size and age.

Webinar: Key Issues Ahead of Marketplace Open Enrollment

Analysis: Why do short-term plans have lower premiums than ACA plans?

Short-term plans can charge premiums that are 54 percent lower by:

  • Excluding coverage of pre-existing conditions or denying insurance altogether to people with such conditions.
  • Limiting or not covering benefits such as prescription drugs, maternity care, mental health and substance use treatment.

Estimated Impacts of the Proposed Public Charge Rule on Immigrants and Medicaid

  • Medicaid/CHIP enrollment likely to decline.
  • Over 14M Medicaid and CHIP enrollees live in a household with a noncitizen.
  • 94 percent of noncitizens who entered the U.S. without legal permanent resident status have characteristics the government could weigh against them in public charge determinations.

Benchmark Employer Survey: Family Premiums Rise 5% to Average $19,616 in 2018

From Drew Altman

Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: Interactive Map

Our Medicaid wavier tracker captures approved and pending state waivers involving Medicaid expansion, work requirements, benefit restrictions and other categories.

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