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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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  • In Depth Analysis of Health Reform Issues

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    These reports provide in-depth analysis related to the health reform debate. Additional reports will be added as they become available. Medicaid Expansion in Health Reform: National and State Estimates of Coverage and CostsThis analysis and public briefing examine the potential national and state-by-state impacts on Medicaid enrollment and spending of the expansion of coverage for low-income adults under the health reform law. Reform Calculator Estimates Premiums and Subsidies Available In 2014The Foundation's interactive health reform…

  • Health Reform and Communities of Color: Implications for Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

    Issue Brief

    This issue brief examines the key provisions of the 2010 health reform law that will expand health coverage and are likely to improve access to care for people of color, as well as some of the other provisions that will likely have either a direct or indirect impact on health disparities. Issue Brief (.pdf)) Previous Version: November 2009 (.pdf)

  • Trends in Employer-Sponsored Insurance Offer and Coverage Rates, 1999-2014

    Issue Brief

    This issue brief uses data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to examine trends in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) for different of individuals and households in the United States. While ESI remains the leading source of coverage for nonelderly people, the percentage covered by an employer plan has declined over the past 15 years. A similar pattern exists with firm offer rates; fewer workers were offered health insurance from their employer in 2014 than…

  • More Than Meets the Eye: Long-Term Care Provisions in the New Reform Law

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    In the debates around the health reform law and its implementation, little attention has been given to the law's provisions supporting long-term care. This briefing offered an overview of these provisions, such as the CLASS Act, a new national, voluntary insurance program to help working adults finance services and supports that they may need in the future, and the Community First Choice Option, which helps Medicaid recipients get attendant care at home. This October 1…

  • The Symbolic Manipulation of Health Issues in Elections

    From Drew Altman

    KFF President and CEO Drew Altman explains why data and facts, policy plans and lists of accomplishments do not connect with many voters. Understanding the symbolic dimensions of politics and issues is critical for experts. We can reach a share of the public with facts and data but need additional strategies to reach everyone, including storytelling and trusted messengers.

  • Florida’s Plan to Import Prescription Drugs from Canada, the First of its Kind, May Face Obstacles that Could Delay Implementation and Savings

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    A new KFF policy watch explains some of the hurdles the state of Florida still must clear before it can implement its novel plan to make some prescription drugs more affordable by importing them from Canada. Florida’s plan represents the first time the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authority for a state to safely import prescription drugs from another country. However, the state must take some additional steps to move forward with the…

  • ¿Tengo que renovar la cobertura de Medicaid cada año?

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    Si. Los estados generalmente comienzan el proceso enviando un aviso a cada individuo. Tenga en cuenta que el proceso de renovación puede verse diferente dependiendo de dónde viva, por lo que debe consultar el sitio web de Medicaid de su estado para ver qué requiere su proceso de renovación. Haga clic aquí para obtener una lista de sitios web y números de teléfono de cada agencia estatal de Medicaid para conocer el proceso y los…

  • Estoy cubierto por Medicaid, pero me pregunto si puedo cancelar mi Medicaid y comprar uno de los planes de salud que se ofrecen a través del mercado de seguros?

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    Si bien puede adquirir una cobertura del mercado de seguros, si actualmente tiene cobertura de Medicaid o le han informado que cumple los requisitos para recibirla, no podrá acceder a los subsidios para las primas que hacen que la cobertura sea más asequible para las personas con ingresos más bajos. Sin los créditos fiscales del mercado, el costo de un plan probablemente sea inasequible. Medicaid ofrece una cobertura integral sin primas o con primas bajas,…

  • 2024 Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator

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    The Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator, updated with 2024 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).