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  • New Tracker Monitors Affordable Care Act Preventive Services Coverage

    News Release

    The Affordable Care Act requires private insurance plans to cover recommended preventive services with no out-of-pocket charges for patients. This slate of covered services can change when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and other authorized groups add or modify recommendations; the federal government also periodically issues clarifications to guide health plans in their coverage. A new tracker from the Kaiser Family Foundation monitors the preventive services that must be covered for adults without cost sharing,…

  • An Update on Coverage for Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act

    News Release

    An updated fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation summarizes the latest information on health plan coverage of preventive services under the Affordable Care Act. The fact sheet details the rules that govern when plans are required to cover services without cost-sharing and which services are covered. In addition, the fact sheet summarizes the clarifications issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on coverage for a number of services including: colon cancer…

  • Legal Analysis of the Supreme Court Ruling on Hobby Lobby

    Feature

    This chart looks at the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case involving the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraceptive coverage requirement. It examines how the Court answered four key questions in the case.

  • August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: The Uninsured and the Health Reform Law

    Perspective

    The August Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that even though 32 million uninsured Americans will gain health insurance under the ACA, only about half of non-elderly Americans currently without coverage say they are familiar with the chief components in the law designed to achieve this goal. Fifty-two percent of the uninsured say they are aware the law will provide subsidies to help low- and moderate-income people without insurance purchase it. And 47 percent are aware that…

  • The Future of Contraceptive Coverage

    Issue Brief

    This issue brief explains the Affordable Care Act's current contraceptive coverage rule, the impact it has had on women, and the state of contraceptive coverage if the rule is eliminated or modified.

  • Five Ways the Graham-Cassidy Proposal Would Affect Women

    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.

  • Preventive Services Covered by Private Health Plans under the Affordable Care Act

    Fact Sheet

    Note:  This content was updated on February 28, 2024  to incorporate new FAQs from CMS. Tables 1 and 2 were also updated to include updated recommendations. It has been more than ten years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) required private insurance plans to cover recommended preventive services without any patient cost-sharing. Research has shown that evidence-based preventive services can save lives and improve health by identifying illnesses earlier, managing them more effectively, and treating…