Enrollment - Research and Data from KFF

Analysis Finds Record 3,148 Medicare Advantage Plans Will be Available in 2020

Oct 24, 2019

News Release

A record 3,148 Medicare Advantage plans will be available across the country as alternatives to traditional Medicare, a new KFF analysis finds. That’s up 15% from last year’s 2,734 plans and results in a typical beneficiary having 28 plans available to them in their local market for the 2020 Medicare open enrollment period, which began Oct. 15 and runs until Dec. 7. About 22 million Medicare beneficiaries - a third of all beneficiaries - are…

Data Note: Changes in Enrollment in the Individual Health Insurance Market through Early 2019

Aug 21, 2019

Issue Brief

This analysis measures changes in enrollment in the individual market, including those in both marketplace plans and off-exchange plans, before and after the ACA’s coverage expansions and market rules went into effect in 2014 through the first quarter of 2019.

Individual Market Enrollment Dipped Slightly in 2019 After Repeal of Individual Mandate Penalty

Aug 21, 2019

Feature

Overall enrollment in the individual market fell 5% to 13.7 million in the first quarter of 2019 following the repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate penalty.

Enrollment in Individual Market Dips Slightly in Early 2019 after Repeal of Individual Mandate Penalty

Aug 21, 2019

News Release

Overall enrollment in the individual market fell 5% to 13.7 million in the first quarter of 2019 following the repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate penalty.

Recent Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Declines and Barriers to Maintaining Coverage

Sep 24, 2019

Issue Brief

Recently there have been declines in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, reversing a previous trend of increases following implementation of the ACA. Experiences in some states suggest that renewal process requirements and growing use of periodic eligibility checks may be contributing to disenrollment among people who are still eligible for coverage as well as increased churn in coverage. This brief reviews current rules and state processes related to renewal and periodic eligibility reviews and discusses potential…

Data Note: How Has the Individual Insurance Market Grown Under the Affordable Care Act?

May 12, 2015

Issue Brief

This data note examines changes in the individual insurance market under the Affordable Care Act. Through analysis of filings by insurers to state insurance departments, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that the number of people enrolled in the individual insurance market grew 40 percent from the end-of-year 2013 to the end-of-year 2014 and has likely continued growing in 2015 as well.

Automated Eligibility Processes Facilitate Enrollment into Coverage Through the Exchange or Public Coverage

May 14, 2015

Feature

Automated Eligibility Processes Facilitate Enrollment into Coverage Through the Exchange or Public Coverage Download

The Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Benefits for People with Disabilities

Apr 8, 2014

Issue Brief

Medicaid is an important source of health insurance coverage for people with disabilities. This issue brief explains how Medicaid eligibility and benefits for people with disabilities are affected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rules as of 2014. Marketplace rules are discussed to the extent that they relate to Medicaid eligibility determinations for people with disabilities.

Profiles of Medicaid Outreach and Enrollment Strategies: The Cook County Early Expansion Initiative

Apr 7, 2014

Issue Brief

The brief provides an overview of the Cook County, Illinois “CountyCare” early expansion waiver experience, which may help inform continued efforts as the Medicaid expansion is implemented across states. It finds that, in just over 12 months, more than 82,000 Cook County residents successfully enrolled in CountyCare coverage, allowing the state and county to get a significant jump start on the Medicaid expansion. Illinois implemented the full Medicaid expansion in January 2014 and automatically transitioned…

How is the ACA Impacting Medicaid Enrollment?

May 5, 2014

Issue Brief

This issue brief provides an overview of new Medicaid enrollment data released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and its interpretation to assess the influence of the ACA on Medicaid enrollment.

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