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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.

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.
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Marketplace Enrollment is Down in 2026—But All of the Data Isn’t in Yet

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Higher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The ACA's Tradeoffs

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Competition Increased in Individual Market But Fell in Fully Insured Group Markets

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  • I am in my early 60s and have signed up for a Marketplace plan so that I have health insurance coverage until I qualify for Medicare at age 65. What happens when I go on Medicare?

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    When you turn 65, you should sign up for Medicare and notify your Marketplace plan that you now qualify for Medicare coverage. Your Marketplace coverage will not be cancelled automatically by your plan when you turn 65 and sign up for Medicare, but if you receive premium tax credits to help you pay for your Marketplace plan premium, your eligibility for these tax credits will end when your Medicare Part A coverage starts (people with…

  • I’m enrolled in a student health plan, but now I think I can get a better deal in the Marketplace. Can I drop student health plan coverage and go to the Marketplace instead?

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    If you are currently enrolled in a student health plan, you can still apply for Marketplace coverage during the annual Open Enrollment period. If your expected household income is at least $15,650 in 2026, you may qualify for premium tax credits; however, you will have to drop your student health coverage by December 31 to remain eligible for them. Outside of Open Enrollment, you cannot voluntarily drop your student health plan and qualify for Marketplace…

  • ¿Mi empleador debe ofrecerme seguro de salud?

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    Si es un trabajador a tiempo completo y trabaja para un gran empleador, su empleador enfrentará una multa si no proporciona cobertura. Algunos empleadores pueden optar por pagar la multa y no ofrecer cobertura. Consulte con su empleador para ver lo que ofrecen.

  • ¿Puedo comprar un seguro de salud por fuera del mercado que cumpla con todos los estándares de ACA?

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    Si. Muchas aseguradoras que ofrecen planes a través del mercado también ofrecen planes idénticos por fuera. Sin embargo, por fuera del mercado no hay subsidios disponibles para ayudar a pagar las primas mensuales ni para solventar los costos compartidos. Algunas personas prefieren comprar cobertura por fuera del mercado cuando están seguras de que no califican para subsidios. Estos planes también cumplirán con todos los estándares de ACA. Cubrirán beneficios esenciales de salud; y no lo…

  • ¿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…

  • Can We Learn From ACA Implementation and Improve the Law?

    From Drew Altman

    Senator Baucus made headlines recently when he predicted a “train wreck” for Obamacare. David Brooks predicted “chaos” in a recent column. In a news conference, the President offered a different perspective.  “There’ll still be, you know, glitches and bumps…. That’s pretty much true of every government program that’s ever been set up,” Obama said. “But if we stay with it, and we understand what our long-term objective is, which is making sure that in a…

  • Visualizing Health Policy: What Americans Pay for Health Insurance Under the ACA

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    The March 2014 Visualizing Health Policy infographic shows examples of what Americans will pay for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, using different scenarios for 40-year-old individuals living in different parts of the country. Visualizing Health Policy is a monthly infographic series produced in partnership with the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The full-size infographic is freely available on JAMA’s website and is published in the print edition of the journal. >>View source slides