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INDIVIDUAL MARKET
Individual Insurance Market Performance in Late 2019
New data from the first nine months of 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 and other policy changes that could have led healthier customers to leave.
the essentials
- EMPLOYER HEALTH
2019 Employer Health Benefits Survey
This benchmark survey finds annual family premiums for employer health insurance rose 5% to average $20,576 this year. It tracks what workers pay in premiums and deductibles over time. - Affordable Care ACt
Pre-Existing Condition Prevalence for Individuals and Families
This analysis estimates that almost 54 million people have pre-existing health conditions that would likely have made them uninsurable in the individual markets that existed in most states before the ACA..
- waivers
Tracking Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers
Through Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states may apply for waivers to alter key ACA requirements in the individual and small group insurance markets.
Individual market
Latest Polling13.7M
Total enrollment in the individual market in early 2019, down 5% from previous year. (Data Note)
-3.5%
Average reduction in premiums nationally for the ACA marketplaces’ benchmark silver plans in 2020. (Brief)
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