2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey
In 2025, 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.
Affordable Care Act
The ACA Marketplace
Cost Concerns and Coverage Changes: A Follow-Up Survey of ACA Marketplace Enrollees
Following the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits for people with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans, a new KFF follow-up survey of the same Marketplace enrollees KFF surveyed in 2025 finds half (51%) of returning enrollees say their health care costs are “a lot higher” this year compared to last year, including four in 10 who specifically say their premiums are “a lot higher.”
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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.
Timely insights and analysis from KFF staff
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Policy Uncertainty is Creating Challenges for ACA Marketplace Insurers
Until Congress passes the reconciliation bill, Marketplace insurers will face uncertainty regarding the regulatory landscape and may find it difficult to set premiums for 2026. ... more
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CMS Marketplace Rule’s Sunset Provisions Could Help Congress Find Budget Reconciliation Savings
A CMS rule, once finalized, is generally intended to exist permanently or until it is repealed.... This temporary implementation may preserve the potential for the reconciliation bill to generate official savings through changes to ACA marketplaces in later years (2027–2034) if enacted. ... more
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How the Reconciliation Bill Limits States’ Authority Over ACA Insurance Markets
Taken together, the reconciliation bill's provisions impose additional administrative burdens on state-based marketplaces and could limit state flexibility in choosing marketplace policies and procedures. ... more
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