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ACA Marketplace Plans Nationally Are Seeking a Median 18% Premium Increase for 2026

This analysis of insurers’ initial rate filings for Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans in all 50 states and DC finds the median proposed increase for 2026 is 18%, more than double last year’s proposed increase. The analysis also shows proposed rate changes by state and insurer.

Tariffs Are Driving up Premiums for Small Businesses

Estimates of Additional Uninsured People Across the States

ACA Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law

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The Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

Beyond the Data: Explaining the Muddle on ACA Tax Credits

In his latest column, KFF’s President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman looks at why the issue of extending the enhanced ACA tax credits has languished in Congress without clear direction, despite its importance to the 24 million people who get their coverage in the ACA Marketplaces today and the potentially significant role the issue could play in the midterms if the credits are not extended.

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A Primer on Medicare Financing

Jan 31, 2011
Issue Brief

As Congress and the Administration increasingly focus on the nation’s budget deficit, many policy experts and several bipartisan deficit reduction panels have proposed significant changes to Medicare to reduce federal spending and address rising health care costs.
Policy and Political Implications of the Supreme Court Case on the Affordable Care Act

Event Date: Feb 29, 2012

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This webcast features a Kaiser Family Foundation briefing held on March 14, 2012, examining the policy and political implications of the pending U.S. Supreme Court case on the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Webcast: New CMS Estimates of State-by-State Health Expenditures

Event Date: Nov 29, 2011

Event

The Kaiser Family Foundation held a live interactive webcast on December 7, 2011, to discuss trends in state health care expenditures and the implications for national and state efforts to constrain health care costs.
How Competitive Are State Health Insurance Markets?

Sep 30, 2011
Issue Brief

Beginning in 2014, state-based health insurance exchanges will be created to facilitate coverage and choice, with the hope that enhanced competition among insurers will help to moderate premiums for individuals and small groups.
The Digital Divide And Access To Health Information Online

Apr 1, 2011
Poll Finding

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) calls for a number of web-based initiatives, including development of the website healthcare.gov which provides a variety of health information and helps individuals find coverage options.
Determining Income for Adults Applying for Medicaid and Exchange Coverage Subsidies: How Income Measured With a Prior Tax Return Compares to Current Income at Enrollment

Mar 1, 2011
Issue Brief

A major goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is to significantly expand coverage and reduce the number of uninsured.
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll — February 2011

Feb 1, 2011
Feature

In the wake of the health reform repeal vote in the
With Federal Support, States Hold Steady in Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Policies for Low-Income Children and Families Despite Recession

Jan 11, 2011
News Release

New 50-State Survey Finds Some States Make Targeted Expansions to Strengthen Coverage and Achieve Efficiencies as They Prepare for Health Reform WASHINGTON -- Despite tight budgets, nearly all states maintained or made targeted expansions or improvements in their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP) eligibility and enrollment rules in 2010, preserving the programs’ ability…
Testimony Related to Health Reform

Event Date: May 1, 2009

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The Kaiser Family Foundation is frequently invited to provide expert testimony before Congress on key health care issues.
Real Industry Action on Health Reform?

Apr 30, 2009
Other Post

The Washington Post published an op-ed authored by Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman which examines how the health industry's voluntary commitment to curb health care spending is similar and different from past efforts.

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