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What We Know about Trump’s $500 ACA Checks and the User Fees Funding Them

This analysis examines the $500 checks that the Trump administration is sending to some Affordable Care Act Marketplace enrollees and the user fees that are paying for them. The checks are going to about 1 million enrollees in the 30 states that rely on the federal HealthCare.gov Marketplace who are not receiving any tax credits this year.

Individual Market Enrollment Declined by 18% Since June 2025

Individual Market Enrollment Fell 18%, Suggesting Continued ACA Marketplace Losses

Enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell by 18%—over 4.6 million people—from 25.2 million in June 2025 to 20.5 million in June 2026. Falling individual market enrollment suggests further decline in ACA Marketplace enrollment this year, since Marketplace enrollees represent the vast majority of individual market coverage. The enrollment decline coincides with the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits and other policy changes that are expected to reduce enrollment.

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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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  • Mi plan de salud estudiantil, ¿cubre anticonceptivos?, si no, ¿hay opciones?

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    Depende del tipo de cobertura de salud que ofrezca tu colegio o universidad. Los planes "completamente asegurados" deben proveer, sin costos compartidos, todos los métodos anticonceptivos ("contraceptivos") aprobados por la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA), procedimientos de esterilización, educación del paciente y consejería ordenados por un proveedor de atención médica. Si su plan de salud estudiantil es un plan autoasegurado, la cobertura de servicios anticonceptivos depende del estado en el que viva. Consulte con…

  • ¿Qué beneficios cubren los planes de salud del mercado?

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    Todos los planes de salud calificados que se ofrecen en el mercado cubrirán los "beneficios de salud esenciales" (EHB), incluyendo: Servicios ambulatorios para pacientes (atención ambulatoria que recibe sin ser admitido en un hospital) Servicios de emergencia Hospitalización Atención materno-infantil (atención antes y después del nacimiento de su bebé) Servicios de salud mental y trastorno por adicciones, incluido el tratamiento de salud del comportamiento. Medicamentos recetados Servicios y dispositivos de rehabilitación (para ayudar a las…

  • ¿Cuándo puedo inscribirme en un plan privado de salud a través del mercado?

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    En general, una persona solo puede inscribirse en la cobertura de un plan de salud no grupal durante el período de inscripción abierta. Para la cobertura de 2026, el período de inscripción abierta en los estados que usan cuidadodesalud.gov comienza el 1 de noviembre de 2025 y se cierra al final del día 15 de enero de 2026. Las siguientes estados tienen distintas fechas de finalización: Idaho: 15 de diciembre Massachusetts: 23 de enero Virginia:…

  • The Role Of Health Care In The 2020 Election

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    This interactive map highlights what voters from the 2020 general election and Democratic primary voters said about health care as they vote, based on KFF's analysis of the state-level AP VoteCast data collected in most states. The primary election data also includes state-specific charts highlighting where health care ranks as issue, views about a single-payer health plan and a public option, and other health care findings from the AP VoteCast data with key demographic breakouts.

  • 2022 Survey of ACA Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers

    Report

    This survey of Marketplace assister programs and brokers tracks the experiences of professionals signing people up for Affordable Care Act coverage. It also examines the role that these programs expect to play when the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends, potentially ending Medicaid eligibility for millions of Medicaid enrollees.

  • Analysis Examines the Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Nearly All Americans

    News Release

    A week after the 2020 elections, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on a legal challenge, supported by the Trump administration, that seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act, an outcome that would have major effects throughout the health care system as the law’s provisions have affected nearly all Americans in some way. A KFF analysis examines key provisions of the 2010 law that have changed the nation’s health care system, including what’s…

  • Millions of Uninsured Americans are Eligible for Free ACA Health Insurance

    Policy Watch

    Amid the ongoing pandemic and high unemployment, this poste xamines how many uninsured people would be eligible for free health insurance during in a typical year, including those who qualify for Medicaid or for tax credits that cover the full cost of an ACA Marketplace plan.

  • Medicaid Covers People with Pre-Existing Conditions, Too

    Policy Watch

    In recent weeks, the possible overturning of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in court and the upcoming election have focused attention on the issue of protections for people with pre-existing conditions. While the focus has been on the ACA’s private insurance protections, Medicaid also plays a significant role in covering people with pre-existing conditions.

  • Tracking Poll: A Large and Growing Majority, Including Republicans, Does Not Want the Supreme Court to Overturn the ACA’s Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions

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    As the Senate considers Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the October KFF Health Tracking Poll finds a large majority (79%) of the public do not want the Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act’s protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions, up 17 percentage points since last year when 62% held this view. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments a week after Election Day in a challenge to the…