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2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey

About one in three ACA enrollees said they would be “very likely” to look for a lower-premium Marketplace plan If their premium payments doubled, according to a KFF survey conducted in 2025.

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Tracking the Public’s Views on the ACA

While overall opinion of the Affordable Care Act has been more favorable than unfavorable since 2017, there remain deep partisan divides. See how public opinion on the ACA has changed from the inception of the law to the present. This interactive tool highlights key moments when views shifted and trends based on party identification, income, age, gender, and race/ethnicity.

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  • ¿Hay momentos especiales para inscribirse en el mercado para las personas que han perdido Medicaid o CHIP?

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    En los estados que usan cuidadodesalud.gov, el período especial de inscripción actual debido a la pérdida de Medicaid o CHIP se extenderá de 60 a 90 días. Esto significa que los consumidores tendrán hasta 90 días después de la pérdida de esos beneficios para inscribirse en el mercado de seguros. En los mercados de seguros estatales, el período especial de inscripción tras la pérdida de la cobertura de Medicaid o CHIP es de 90 días;…

  • No sé cuánto tiempo hace que terminó mi Medicaid. ¿Hay una fecha límite para solicitar la cobertura del mercado?

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    Sí, el período especial de inscripción por pérdida de Medicaid o CHIP es de 90 días en la mayoría de los estados. Esto significa que los consumidores tendrán hasta 90 días después de la pérdida de Medicaid o CHIP para inscribirse en el mercado de seguros. Si no solicita la cobertura del mercado dentro de este plazo, podría tener que esperar hasta el próximo período de inscripción abierta para hacerlo. Los estados que administran sus…

  • Mi pareja y yo vivimos juntos, pero no estamos casados. ¿Se utilizarán nuestros ingresos familiares combinados para determinar nuestra elegibilidad y el monto de los subsidios para las primas?

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    Suponiendo que ninguno de los dos declara dependientes en su declaración de impuestos, se considerará que cada uno forma un hogar individual y sus ingresos se utilizarán para determinar la elegibilidad y el monto de los subsidios para las primas y las reducciones de costos compartidos. Si cumplen los requisitos para los subsidios para las primas, cada uno recibirá una determinación por separado sobre el monto de su crédito y si cumplen los requisitos para…

  • 8 Things to Watch for the 2026 ACA Open Enrollment Period

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    The ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment season begins November 1, and with it comes looming changes to the enhanced premium tax credits, increases in out-of-pocket premium payments, new Marketplace eligibility rules, and more. Read our analysis of what these and other changes could mean for new and returning enrollees.

  • Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator

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    The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, updated with 2025 premium data, provides estimates of health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing insurance on their own in health insurance exchanges (or “Marketplaces”) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

  • How Will the 2025 Reconciliation Law Affect the Uninsured Rate in Each State?

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    This analysis apportions the increase in the number of uninsured across the 50 states and DC. CBO estimates that the reconciliation law will increase the number of uninsured by 10M in 2034 and rise to over 14M if enhanced premium tax credits for ACA Marketplace enrollees expire later this year.

  • Affordability in the ACA Marketplace Under a Proposal Like Joe Biden’s Health Plan

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    This KFF analysis finds that expanding Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies like Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has proposed would lower the cost of Marketplace coverage for nearly all potential enrollees, including the uninsured and others currently priced out of the Marketplace. Biden's plan would, however, increase federal spending, which we do not attempt to estimate here.

  • Loss of the Affordable Care Act Would Widen Racial Disparities in Health Coverage

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    In November, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on a legal challenge that seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This analysis shows that new coverage options under the ACA have contributed to large gains in coverage, particularly among people of color, helping to narrow longstanding racial disparities in health coverage.

  • Health Policy 101 Introduction

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    Health Policy 101 is a comprehensive guide covering fundamental aspects of U.S. health policy and programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, employer-sponsored insurance, the uninsured population, health care costs and affordability, women's health issues, and health care politics. It includes overviews of private health insurance regulation, racial and ethnic disparities, public health, international comparison of health systems, U.S. global health policy, and the federal role in health policy. The chapters can be downloaded…