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  • How Many Are Affected?

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    How Many Are Affected? Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation  

  • What’s the Near-Term Outlook for the Affordable Care Act?

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    With congressional Republicans’ efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act on hold, a new issue brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation answers questions about the current state of the 2010 health law, zeroing in on the individual insurance marketplaces that the law established. Questions addressed by the brief include: Is Obamacare failing? How would administrative actions affect market stability? What happens if the market fails? What might be done to strengthen the Marketplaces?

  • At Tax Time, No Public Backlash Over Obamacare’s Individual Mandate

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    As tax season closes, Drew Altman looks at why the ACA’s individual mandate and tax credit reconciliation process “passed their first major hurdles this tax season with no significant public backlash,” in his latest column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank.

  • Individual Mandate Penalty Calculator

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    The Individual Mandate Penalty Calculator estimates your penalty for going uninsured vs. how much you would pay for health insurance coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces.

  • Poll: Survey of the Non-Group Market Finds Most Say the Individual Mandate Was Not a Major Reason They Got Coverage in 2018, And Most Plan to Continue Buying Insurance Despite Recent Repeal of the Mandate Penalty 

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    Very Few Say They Would Want to Purchase a Short-Term Plan, A Regulation Being Drafted By The Trump Administration Nine in 10 enrollees in the non-group market say they intend to continue buying their own insurance even after being told that Congress has repealed the individual mandate penalty for not having coverage as of 2019, according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The survey finds the mandate, part of the Affordable Care…

  • New Analysis Finds US Individual Insurance Market Grew 46 Percent in First Full Year of Affordable Care Act

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    A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that the nation's individual insurance market grew 46 percent to 15.5 million people in the first year plans could be purchased through the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces, which offer premium assistance to low- and moderate-income people. Four states -- California, Florida, Texas and Georgia -- accounted for almost half of the enrollment growth. In six states, the number of people covered in the individual market increased…

  • Updated FAQs Provide New Answers as the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace Enters Its Second Year

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    Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation released an updated collection of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) providing detailed answers for consumers, and the navigators and brokers who assist them, as the Nov. 15 start date nears for the Affordable Care Act's second open enrollment period. The searchable collection includes nearly 300 up-to-date responses, answering new questions about plan renewal, cancellations, and continuing financial assistance. The FAQs also offer guidance for understanding 2014 federal income taxes in the…

  • Understanding Health Insurance

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    The YouToons help consumers understand health insurance by explaining health insurance premiums, out-of-pocket costs, and provider networks. These three videos are excerpts from the 2014 YouToons video, Health Insurance Explained – The YouToons Have It Covered.

  • Average Individual Mandate Penalty to Rise 47 Percent to $969 in 2016 for Uninsured People Eligible for ACA Plans

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     3.5 Million Could Have a Zero-Dollar Premium Contribution or Pay Less for Health Insurance than Penalty Due to Premium Subsidies; 7.1 Million Would Pay More to Get Coverage A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that among uninsured people who are eligible for an Affordable Care Act marketplace plan, the average penalty for remaining without coverage in 2016 would be $969 per household – 47 percent higher than the 2015 estimated average of $661.…