Data Note: Are Nonprofits Requesting an Accommodation for Contraceptive Coverage? December 1, 2015 Issue Brief The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires most private health insurance plans to provide coverage for a broad range of preventive services, including most contraceptives for women. This policy was at the center of a Supreme Court case brought forward by for-profit corporations (Hobby Lobby and Conestoga) that successfully claimed that the contraceptive coverage requirement violated their religious rights. Last month, the Supreme Court agreed to hear yet another challenge (Zubik v Burwell) to the contraceptive coverage requirement, this time brought by nonprofit corporations, claiming that the accommodation established by the federal government for religiously affiliated nonprofit employers with objections to contraception violates their religious rights.
Explaining Health Reform: How will the Affordable Care Act affect Small Businesses and their Employees? January 1, 2012 Fact Sheet Several provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will likely have significant effects on small businesses, their employees, and families. Currently, smaller businesses are less likely to offer health insurance coverage to their employees than larger companies: 57% of small businesses with 50 or fewer workers offered health benefits to…
Health Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care Costs September 1, 2004 Issue Brief Health Care CostsDownload a printable .pdf of Heath Care and the 2004 Elections: Health Care Costs.IssueBackgroundSources of Cost IncreasesCost Control StrategiesImpact of the ElectionAssessing Candidate PositionsIssueHealth cost increases threaten to make health insurance less affordable for all Americans, and make it harder to extend coverage to the 45 million Americans…
Snapshots: Employer Health Insurance Costs and Worker Compensation February 27, 2011 Issue Brief Health insurance premiums have increased rapidly over the recent past, growing a cumulative 138% between 1999 and 2010 and outpacing cumulative wage growth of 42% over the same period.1 These figures, which have been widely cited to demonstrate the growing burden of health insurance costs on employers and employees, illustrate…
Snapshots: The Prevalence and Cost of Deductibles in Employer Sponsored Insurance November 2, 2012 Issue Brief Over the past several years enrollees in employer-sponsored health plans have contributed more towards their care through the use of increased cost sharing. The growth in deductibles is one of the more visible increases in employee cost sharing. A deductible is an amount that must be paid out-of-pocket by an…
What is at Stake in ACA Repeal and Replace for People with HIV? May 5, 2017 Issue Brief This brief explores the potential implications of different ACA repeal scenarios and related administrative actions on people with HIV.
Five Ways the Graham-Cassidy Proposal Would Affect Women September 21, 2017 Fact Sheet The Graham-Cassidy Senate proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act that could have a far-reaching impact on women’s health care access and coverage. A new fact sheet outlines the ways women could be affected.
Tracking Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers November 1, 2020 Fact Sheet This interactive map shows the status of all Section 1332 waivers requested by states. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows states to apply for innovation waivers to alter key ACA requirements in the individual and small group insurance markets and can be used to shore up fragile insurance markets, address unique state insurance market issues, or experiment with alternative models of providing coverage to state residents.
Proposals for Insurance Options That Don’t Comply with ACA Rules: Trade-offs In Cost and Regulation April 18, 2018 Issue Brief This brief examines four options to promote the sale of health plan options in the individual or non-group market that are not subject to Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements for other major medical health plans. It reviews the trade-offs involved if such loosely regulated markets take root as an alternative to the ACA-regulated market, particularly as the repeal of the individual mandate penalty takes effect next year.
How Many of the Uninsured Can Purchase a Marketplace Plan for Free? December 11, 2018 Issue Brief This analysis looks at how many of the remaining uninsured are eligible for premium subsidies that are large enough to cover the entire cost of a bronze plan, which is the minimum level of coverage available on the Marketplaces. It estimates 27% of uninsured individuals who could shop on the ACA Marketplace, or 4.2 million people nationwide, are eligible to purchase a bronze plan with $0 premiums after subsidies in 2019.