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New Reports Analyze Cost Sharing in 2015 ACA Marketplace Plans in 37 States

Feb 11, 2015

News Release

Charts Examine Savings from Subsidies at Stake in U.S. Supreme Court Case Cost-sharing subsidies under the Affordable Care Act can substantially reduce deductibles and other cost sharing for people with low incomes purchasing coverage in the federally-facilitated insurance marketplace serving 37 states, a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds. These government subsidies, which are also available in plans sold on state-run marketplaces, are different from premium tax credits. Both are at stake in…

The Cost of Care with Marketplace Coverage

Feb 11, 2015

Issue Brief

This brief and accompanying slides examine cost sharing - deductibles, copayments and coinsurance - in 2015 insurance plans sold on the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) federally-facilitated marketplaces. The analysis looks at out-of-pocket limits, as well as cost sharing for hospital stays, physician visits, emergency room visits, and prescription drugs, for plans across the metal levels (platinum, gold, silver and bronze).

The Cost of Care with Marketplace Coverage

Feb 11, 2015

Feature

cost sharing for plans offered in federally facilitated or partnership marketplaces for 2015 – 2015-0211 Download

New Kaiser 50-State Survey Provides Data on States’ Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Eligibility Levels and Enrollment, Renewal and Cost-Sharing Policies as of January 2015

Jan 20, 2015

News Release

A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides a comprehensive look at where states stand with their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility levels and enrollment, renewal and cost-sharing policies as of January 2015, one year into implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s major coverage provisions. The 13th annual survey, conducted by the Foundation’s Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, finds that states…

Modern Era Medicaid: Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies in Medicaid and CHIP as of January 2015

Jan 20, 2015

Report

This 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and cost-sharing policies as of January 2015 provides a snapshot of state Medicaid and CHIP policies in place one year into the post-ACA era.

Web Briefing: Modern Era Medicaid and CHIP – Findings from a 50-State Survey of Eligibility, Enrollment, Renewal, and Cost-Sharing Policies

Event Date: Jan 20, 2015

Event

The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) hosts a web briefing to present findings from our 13th annual 50-state survey of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, enrollment, renewal, and cost-sharing policies. The survey provides a profile of where states stand as of January 2015, one year into the implementation of the major Medicaid provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Harvard and Growth in Health Care Cost Sharing

Jan 15, 2015

From Drew Altman

In this column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank, Drew Altman explains why recent discussion of Harvard University’s introduction of new health insurance cost sharing measures amounted to “making a mountain out of a mole hill”.

Medical Debt Among Insured Consumers: The Role of Cost Sharing, Transparency, and Consumer Assistance

Jan 8, 2015

Perspective

This policy insight examines medical debt among insured consumers, exploring how high cost sharing in health insurance plans can contribute, and explaining how greater transparency could help consumers avoid some financial pitfalls. It also provides an update on provisions of the Affordable Care Act meant to increase health plan transparency and bolster consumer assistance.

Web Briefing for Journalists: How ACA’s Employer Requirements and Related Provisions Affect Businesses and Workers

Event Date: Dec 18, 2014

Event

A major piece of the Affordable Care Act will first take effect January 1 when larger employers will be required to offer coverage to their workers or face penalties. How do the penalties work and how are they being phased in? To help reporters understand and cover these issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a web briefing exclusively for journalists.

El seguro de salud, explicado: ¡los YouToons lo tienen cubierto!

Dec 10, 2014

Video

El seguro de salud, explicado: ¡los YouToons lo tienen cubierto! desglosa conceptos de seguros como primas, deducibles y redes de proveedores. Explica cómo las personas pagan por su cobertura y cómo obtener cuidado médico y medicamentos recetados con distintos tipos de seguros de salud, incluyendo HMOs y PPOs.

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