Ten Things to Watch for 2025 ACA Open Enrollment
This blog post details ten things to know about the 2025 open enrollment period.
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2025 Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator
FeatureThe Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, updated with 2025 premium data, provides estimates of health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing insurance on their own in health insurance exchanges (or “Marketplaces”) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
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Overview and Implications of the ACA Marketplace Expansion to DACA Recipients
Issue BriefThis brief provides an overview of the DACA program, discusses its status and potential impacts of the ACA Marketplace expansion to DACA recipients, and highlights key issues to consider.
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What did Sen. JD Vance mean by ‘Reinsurance?’
Quick InsightsVance’s debate comment likely refers to state reinsurance waivers, largely approved by the Trump Administration. These waivers aimed to lower unsubsidized premiums by offsetting insurer costs for very sick enrollees.
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Why is There So Much Attention on Obesity Drugs?
Quick InsightsHigh U.S. prices and demand for Ozempic and Wegovy have implications for insurance premiums, public program costs, and affordability.
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What Do the New Census Data Say About the Uninsured in 2023?
Quick InsightsWhat do new Census Bureau data say about the uninsured? The uninsured rate remained at a near historic low of 8.0 % in 2023, per the Current Population Survey.
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How Narrow or Broad Are ACA Marketplace Physician Networks?
ReportThis report examines the share of doctors participating in the provider networks of Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market in the federal and state Marketplaces in 2021, and how network breadth affected costs for enrollees.
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KFF Analysis Finds Physician Networks in ACA Marketplace Plans Vary Widely, and Enrollees Typically Pay More in Premiums to Access Broader Networks
News ReleaseA KFF analysis of physician networks in the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace plans finds wide variations in the share of local practicing physicians who participate, with the least costly plans generally having a smaller share of physicians than more expensive plans. The analysis examines the breadth of physician networks listed in Marketplace plan directories in 2021 in nearly every county nationally in relation to the number of actively practicing physicians locally. On average, Marketplace enrollees…
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Compare the Candidates on Health Care Policy
FeatureThe side-by-side comparison tool provides a quick overview of former President Trump's and Vice President Harris' records, positions, public statements, and proposed policies on a range of key health care topics.
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Marketplace Insurers are Proposing a 7% Average Premium Hike for 2025 and Pointing to Rising Hospital Prices and GLP-1 Drugs as Key Drivers of Costs
News ReleaseACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 7% for 2025, similar to the 6% premium increase filed for 2024, according to a new KFF analysis of the preliminary rate filings. Insurers’ proposed rate changes – most of which fall between 2% and 10% – may change during the review process. Although the vast majority of Marketplace enrollees receive subsidies and are not expected to face these added costs, premium increases generally result…