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  • 2021 Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator

    Interactive

    The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, updated with 2021 premium data and to reflect subsidies in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 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). With this calculator, you can enter your income, age, and family size to estimate your eligibility for subsidies and how much you could spend on…

  • Marketplace Insurers Denied Nearly 1 in 5 In-Network Claims in 2020, though It’s Often Not Clear Why

    News Release

    Healthcare.gov marketplace insurers denied nearly one out of every five claims (18%) submitted for in-network services in 2020, though why the denial rates are so high and the ultimate consequences for consumers are difficult to access from the publicly available data, a new KFF analysis finds. The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to report data about claims denials and appeals to encourage transparency about how insurance coverage works for enrollees. The analysis examines data released…

  • Understanding the Health Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

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    President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law on August, 16, 2022. KFF has several analyses relevant to understanding the health provisions in the legislation, as well as their potential impact on people. Among other measures, the legislation for the first time requires the HHS Secretary to negotiate prices for some top-selling drugs covered in Medicare. It also requires drug companies to pay rebates if prices rise faster than inflation for drugs…

  • ¿Cómo funcionan los subsidios para las primas?

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    Los subsidios para las primas reducen la prima (lo que paga cada mes por su cobertura) para la mayoría de los planes del mercado de seguros. El monto del crédito fiscal que puede recibir depende de sus ingresos y del costo de los planes de salud del mercado en su área. El mercado determinará la contribución esperada que debe pagar para la prima de un plan de referencia de rango medio (Plata). La contribución esperada…

  • Soy un adulto joven, recién independizado de mis padres, y nunca antes había presentado mi propia declaración de impuestos federal. ¿Puedo solicitar subsidios para las primas este año? ¿Eso generará alg...

    FAQs

    Sí, puede solicitar créditos fiscales para las primas este año. Un desafío que puede enfrentar es verificar sus ingresos. El mercado de seguros verifica los ingresos estimados de un solicitante en tiempo real durante el proceso de solicitud, utilizando datos del IRS de declaraciones de impuestos federales recientes y, a veces, otras fuentes de datos. Sin embargo, dado que nunca antes ha presentado una declaración de impuestos, el mercado debe aceptar su autodeclaración sobre su…

  • People With HIV in Non-Medicaid Expansion States: Who Could Gain Coverage Eligibility Through Build Back Better or Future Expansion?

    Issue Brief

    In this analysis, we explore the implications of the Build Back Better Act's current coverage provisions for people with HIV in select non-expansion states. We estimate the size of the population that could gain eligibility as well as their socio-demographic characteristics, examine their affordability barriers and assess the potential impact on the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. We also explore what Medicaid expansion could mean in these non-expansion states for people with HIV.

  • Getting into Gear for 2014: An Early Look at Branding and Marketing of New Health Insurance Marketplaces

    Issue Brief

    Based on a review of publicly available materials as of September 2013, this brief provides an examination of the Marketplace branding strategies, websites, and marketing materials, providing insight into how consumers will be introduced to the Marketplaces and some of the key messages and approaches the Marketplaces will utilize to encourage individuals to enroll. As of September 2013, states and the federal government are on the eve of their October 1st launch of open enrollment…

  • How Obamacare May Be Holding Down Costs

    From Drew Altman

    In his latest column published in Politico, Kaiser President and CEO Drew Altman examines the recent historic slowdown in health-care costs and discusses whether Obamacare is a contributing factor.