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Change in February effectuated enrollment, by state, 2025-2026

How Has ACA Marketplace Enrollment Changed Across States in 2026?

ACA Marketplace enrollment fell this year in every state except New Mexico, which was the only state to fully replace the enhanced premium tax credits that expired last year with a state-funded subsidy, according to a new KFF analysis of effectuated enrollment data. The Marketplace enrollment decline—the first in seven years—follows several years of rapid enrollment growth and coincides with the end of the enhanced federal subsidies.

How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2027

ACA Marketplaces insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 15% in 2027, according to KFF’s updated analysis of 276 insurers with publicly available filings across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is the second consecutive year of double-digit premium hikes. Last year’s median nationwide proposed rate change was 18%, and the median finalized rate change was 20%. While this proposed rate change is lower than last year, it represents the second-highest requested rate change since 2018, as premium growth had been relatively flat in this market for several years.

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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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  • ¿Necesito una orden para ir a mi ginecólogo?

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    La mayoría de los planes de salud deben permitir que las personas inscritas consulten a su ginecólogo/a sin una orden de su médico de cabecera. Consulte con su plan o con el departamento de seguros de su estado.

  • Solía tener cobertura a través del plan de mis padres, pero lo abandoné el año pasado cuando conseguí otra cobertura. Ahora la perdí y quiero volver a tener el seguro con mis padres… ¿Puedo hacerlo?

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    Sí, puedes volver al plan de tus padres hasta que cumplas 26 años si tienen cobertura a través del trabajo, o antes de que finalice el año en que cumplas 26 si tienen cobertura del mercado de seguros. No tienes que esperar hasta el próximo período de inscripción abierta para inscribirte. El plan de tus padres debe ofrecerte una oportunidad especial para volver a inscribirte porque perdiste tu otra cobertura. Si tus padres obtienen su…

  • ¿Qué es un plan “grandfathered” (exento)? ¿Cómo sé si tengo uno?

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    Los planes "grandfathered" (exentos) son los que existían el 23 de marzo de 2010 y se han mantenido básicamente igual. Los planes de salud "grandfathered" no están obligados a proporcionar todos los beneficios y protecciones al consumidor que se requieren de otros planes de salud. Por ejemplo, podría no cubrir los servicios de salud preventiva, podría cobrar primas más altas según el estado de salud o el género, y podría excluir la cobertura para afecciones…

  • Me gusta mi plan de mercado tal como es. ¿Se mantendrá igual el año que viene?

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    Depende. Las aseguradoras pueden hacer cambios a los planes cada año. Lo más probable es que la prima de su póliza actual cambie el próximo año. También puede haber otros cambios como en los deducibles o copagos para algunos servicios. En algunos casos, una aseguradora puede dejar de ofrecer un plan particular y ofrecerle nuevas opciones, en su lugar. Poco antes de que comience la inscripción abierta, debe recibir un aviso de su compañía de…

  • ¿Qué pasa si termino necesitando atención de un doctor que está fuera de la red de mi plan?

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    Los planes no están obligados a cubrir la atención recibida de un proveedor que no pertenece a la red, aunque algunos planes del mercado lo hacen, al menos en cierta medida. Si recibe atención fuera de la red, podría ser costoso para usted. En general, los planes que brindan una opción fuera de la red cubren dicha atención a una tasa más baja (por ejemplo, se puede reembolsar el 80% de los costos dentro de…

  • I lost my job and my health coverage. Can I buy a Marketplace plan now, or do I have to wait for the next Open Enrollment?

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    You can apply now. HealthCare.gov and all state Marketplaces allow a special enrollment opportunity when people lose other coverage, including job-based coverage. In general, you have 60 days following the loss of other job-based coverage to apply for a special enrollment opportunity through the Marketplace. If you have advance notice of your coverage loss, you can apply for the special enrollment opportunity up to 60 days in advance. If your state uses the federally facilitated Marketplace…

  • YouToons: Health Insurance Explained

    Health Insurance Explained: The YouToons Have it Covered

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    In this five-minute animated video, the YouToons help consumers understand their health insurance through fun, easy-to-understand explanations and scenarios. This cartoon serves as a tutorial for consumers and organizations. The YouToons previously appeared in the 2010 animated movie, "Health Reform Hits Main Street" and the 2013, "The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare: Health Insurance Changes Coming Your Way Under the Affordable Care Act."

  • Transitioning Beneficiaries with Complex Care Needs to Medicaid Managed Care: Insights from California

    Issue Brief

    This brief examines how health service providers, plan administrators, and community-based organizations in Contra Costa, Kern, and Los Angeles Counties experienced the transition of Medi-Cal-only seniors and persons with disabilities (SPDs) to managed care as part of the state’s “Bridge to Reform” Medicaid waiver. Findings presented may inform similar transitions of high-need beneficiaries in other states and coverage expansions in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act.

  • How Primary-Care Physicians Are Handling the Influx of Newly Insured

    News Release

    In his column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank, Kaiser’s President Drew Altman is joined by The Commonwealth Fund's President David Blumenthal to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion on the primary care delivery system. Their analysis is based on the Kaiser-Commonwealth National Survey of Primary Care Providers. All previous columns by Drew Altman are available online.  

  • What Might a Repeal of the Affordable Care Act Mean for Medicare?

    News Release

    As Republican policymakers consider how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they are likely to face a number of decisions about whether to retain any of the law’s changes to Medicare. Repealing the ACA has potential implications for Medicare spending, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation brief. A full repeal of the ACA would undo all of the law’s changes to Medicare and would increase Medicare spending,…