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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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  • Most of the Public Worries About the Future of Medicare But Sees Debate About Medicare Cuts More as Playing Politics than Actual Plans

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    With a divided Congress expected to weigh spending cuts during its debt ceiling and budget debates, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that the public has broad concerns about Medicare’s sustainability for the future but mostly views the debate about Medicare cuts as largely politics. About eight in 10 (81%) adults – including similar shares of Democrats, independents and Republicans – say they worry Medicare will not be able to provide the same level…

  • 2024 Calculadora del Mercado de Seguros Médicos

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    2024 Esta calculadora ilustra las primas (el costo mensual de su seguro) y subsidios para las personas que compran seguro médico por su propia cuenta en el nuevo mercado de seguros de salud (o de intercambio) creado por la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (Affordable Care Act, ACA, en inglés). Con esta calculadora, usted puede introducir diferentes niveles de ingresos, edades, y el tamaño de su familia para obtener un estimado de…

  • More Than Half of the Public Worries Federal Medicaid Budget Cuts Would Affect Their Family’s Ability to Obtain and Afford Care; More Worry It Will Increase the Uninsured 

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    As Congress weighs spending cuts and other changes to Medicaid, more than half (54%) of the public say they are worried significant reductions in federal Medicaid spending would negatively affect their family’s ability to obtain and afford health care, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes about three in 10 (29%) who say they are “very worried” about such an outcome.  Democrats (69%) and independents (68%) are much more likely to say they…

  • Many Women Use Preventive Services, but Gaps in Awareness of Insurance Coverage Requirements Persist: Findings from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey

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    This brief presents findings from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey on women’s receipt of cancer screenings and other preventive services and differences between subgroups of women. We also present data on women’s and men’s awareness of federal requirements for private insurance coverage of preventive services.

  • Medicare Advantage Insurers Report Much Higher Gross Margins Per Enrollee Than Insurers in Other Markets

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    A new analysis of health insurers’ 2021 financial data shows that insurers continue to report much higher gross margins per enrollee in the Medicare Advantage market than in other health insurance markets. The analysis examines insurers’ financial data in the Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, individual (non-group), and fully insured group (employer) markets. In 2021, Medicare Advantage insurers reported gross margins averaging $1,730 per enrollee, at least double the margins reported by insurers in the…

  • Preventive Services Use Among People with Private Insurance Coverage

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    This analysis of claims data estimates that six in ten people with private health insurance - or about 100 million people - used at least one preventive service covered without any out-of-pocket costs through a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in a typical year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (2018). The provision that requires most private health plans to cover many preventive services without any cost-sharing for their enrollees is being challenged in…

  • Si no he declarado impuestos el año anterior, ¿cómo determinará el mercado de seguros de salud mis ingresos?

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    Si un solicitante no presentó impuestos en un año anterior, el mercado de seguros de salud verificará los ingresos mediante el uso de datos salariales electrónicos. Si la información no se puede verificar electrónicamente, se le puede pedir al solicitante que presente documentación impresa adicional dentro de los 90 días, como recibos de pago, un contrato de trabajo u otra verificación de ingresos. A partir del próximo año, si no ha presentado impuestos federales sobre…

  • Tuve seguro médico el año pasado a través de un plan del mercado de seguros de salud y también recibí créditos fiscales anticipados para reducir mi prima mensual. Dado que el mercado ya determinó que yo...

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    Sí. Debe presentar una declaración de impuestos federal para cualquier año en el que haya recibido un crédito fiscal para la prima. Cuando presente la declaración, tendrá que calcular para cuánto crédito fiscal era realmente elegible ese año. La determinación del mercado de seguros de salud que recibió el año pasado se basó en su estimación de buena fe de cuál sería su ingreso anual. Cuando presente su declaración de impuestos, informará sus ingresos reales.…

  • ¿Qué es el Formulario 8962?

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    El formulario 8962 es un formulario que debe presentar con su declaración de impuestos federal durante un año si recibió un crédito fiscal para pagar las primas por adelantado a través del mercado de seguros de salud durante ese año. En la inscripción abierta, cuando solicita un crédito fiscal para la prima para el próximo año, el monto de su crédito fiscal adelantado se basa en su ingreso estimado para el próximo año. Al año…