Obamacare and You: If You Have a Pre-Existing Condition
This short explainer highlights the changes for people with pre-existing health conditions coming under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
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Visualizing Health Policy: Premium Subsidy Scenarios Under Obamacare
Other PostThis month’s Visualizing Health Policy infographic shows 3 scenarios that illustrate the cost of health insurance under the Affordable Care Act for families in different circumstances, both before and after premium subsidies (in the form of a tax credit).
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Quantifying Tax Credits for People Now Buying Insurance on Their Own
Issue BriefThis analysis estimates that Americans currently buying insurance on the individual market would receive $2700 in subsidies (as tax credits) in 2014 under Obamacare. Tax credits are available for qualifying people buying insurance through the new health care marketplaces, or exchanges.
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Analysis: Tax Credits to Average $2,700 Per Family Next Year for People Who Now Buy Their Own Insurance
News ReleaseThis analysis estimates that Americans currently buying insurance on the individual market would receive $2700 in subsidies (as tax credits) in 2014 under Obamacare. Tax credits are available for qualifying people buying insurance through the new health care marketplaces, or exchanges.
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Health Insurance Exchanges or Marketplaces
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Many Elements Of Health Reform Law Continue To Be Popular Across Parties
FeatureMany Elements Of Health Reform Law Continue To Be Popular Across Parties Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted February 29-March 5, 2012)…
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Greater Share Like Preventive Services, MLR Than Are Aware Of Them
FeatureGreater Share Like Preventive Services, MLR Than Are Aware Of Them Download Source Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted August 7-12, 2012)…
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How Small Business Owners Get Health Insurance
PerspectiveAs with any economic policy issue, there has been much discussion of how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect small businesses. But, there’s been very little focus on how the health reform law will affect the owners of those businesses as people.
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Coverage of Colonoscopies Under the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Benefit
ReportThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private health insurers to cover recommended preventive services such as colonoscopies without any patient cost-sharing. This report finds that confusion over whether colon cancer screenings are preventive care or treatment means patients sometimes receive unexpected bills for the procedure. The report examines cost-sharing practices for colorectal screenings through interviews with experts and officials in the medical and insurance industries.
This report was co-authored by The Kaiser Family Foundation, American Cancer Society, and National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.