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Did the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable?

The expiration of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits at the start of 2026, combined with rising insurer premiums, put a spotlight on health care affordability that extends beyond Marketplace enrollees. KFF’s Cynthia Cox examines the ACA’s record and the broader underlying question it raises: what’s a fair price for Americans people to pay for health care?

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In Preliminary Rate Filings, ACA Marketplace Insurers Largely Propose Double-Digit Premium Increase For 2027, Following a Steep Climb This Year 

ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 14% for 2027— indicating a likely second consecutive year of double-digit increases, according to a new analysis of preliminary rate filings in 16 states and DC. If these increases hold, typical premiums for insurers participating in the ACA Marketplaces would jump by more than one-third between 2025 and 2027.

The Average Marketplace Deductible Grew by About $1,000 Per Person in 2026, With More Enrollees Shifting to Higher-Deductible Plans as Enhanced Tax Credits Expired

The average Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace deductible experienced the steepest increase in history—growing by 37% or over $1,000, from $2,759 in 2025 to $3,786 in 2026 as enhanced premium tax credits expired, according to a new KFF analysis. After the enhanced tax credits ended, many Marketplace shoppers shifted toward lower-premium, higher-deductible plans.

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  • ¿Pueden cobrarme más por mi edad?

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    Sí, en la mayoría de los estados se puede, dentro de los límites. Las reglas federales les permiten a las aseguradoras cobrar a los adultos mayores (por ejemplo, en sus 60) hasta tres veces la prima que cobrarían a los adultos más jóvenes (por ejemplo, en sus primeros años de la década del veinte). Este límite en la clasificación de edad se aplica a todas las pólizas de seguro de salud que no sean de…

  • Me acabo de mudar del estado A al estado B. Todavía no tengo una vivienda permanente, me estoy quedando con un amigo hasta que consiga trabajo y me instale, pero necesito seguro de salud ya. ¿Cómo puedo...

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    El hecho de que no tenga un hogar permanente no afectaría su elegibilidad en el estado B en tanto usted resida en ese estado y tenga la intención de quedarse. En los estados que usan cuidadodesalud.gov, para calificar para un período especial por mudanza permanente, usted debe haber estado inscripto en otra cobertura mínima esencial, como un plan de salud a través del trabajo, otro plan del mercado o Medicaid, por al menos un día…

  • ¿Qué pasa si quiero salir de un plan de salud del mercado de seguros durante el año?

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    Es importante que contacte a ambos, al mercado de seguros y a su plan, para informarles que ya no necesita la cobertura. En los estados que utilizan cuidadodesalud.gov puede loguearse en su cuenta, seleccionar la opción "terminación de cobertura", y escribir la información que se requiera. Si tiene un plan familiar y quiere sacar a una persona del plan pero mantener la cobertura para otros, en los estados que usan cuidadodesalud.gov, ingrese en su cuenta…

  • ¿Quién puede comprar cobertura en el mercado de seguros?

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    La mayoría de las personas pueden comprar cobertura en el mercado de seguros. Para ser elegible, debe vivir en el estado en donde está su mercado, debe ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos o estar en el país de manera legal, y no debe estar preso o tener Medicare. La Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) ya no se considera un estatus migratorio elegible para la cobertura de salud a través de…

  • Poll: As States Start to Ease Coronavirus Restrictions, Few Americans Expect to Stay in Hotels or Fly This Summer, Though Most Plan to Visit a Doctor, Get a Hair Cut and Dine Out

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    Most of the Public, including Most Swing Voters, Disapprove of President Trump’s Coronavirus Response and Overall Job Performance; President Earns Higher Ratings on the Economy Even as many states start to lift restrictions on businesses and social gatherings, most Americans are expecting the coronavirus pandemic to upend their summers, with few saying they expect to stay in a hotel (32%), fly (23%), or attend a concert or sporting event (19%) during the next three months,…

  • Those Long Lines To Enroll In The ACA

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    In this Policy Insight, Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman discusses the need for community based outreach to enroll the long term uninsured.

  • Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: November 2016

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    The November Kaiser Health Tracking Poll, conducted one week after the 2016 presidential election, finds health care played a limited role in voters’ 2016 election decisions. While President-elect Trump and Republican lawmakers have made it clear that one of their top priorities is the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the survey finds Americans are divided on what they want to see lawmakers do to the health care law. This survey also finds that many…

  • An Estimated 52 Million Adults Have Pre-Existing Conditions That Would Make Them Uninsurable Pre-Obamacare

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    A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that 52 million adults under 65 – or 27 percent of that population -- have pre-existing health conditions that would likely make them uninsurable if they applied for health coverage under medical underwriting practices that existed in most states before insurance regulation changes made by the Affordable Care Act. In eleven states, at least three in ten non-elderly adults would have a declinable condition, according to the analysis:…