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2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey

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, according to a KFF survey conducted in 2025.

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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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  • I received premium tax credits last year. At the end of the year though, my total income ended up being lower than the minimum income eligibility level for premium tax credits. Will I have to repay the...

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    No, you will not be required to repay the premium tax credits paid on your behalf when you file your tax return as long as the tax credits were authorized and paid for at least one month during the year. In this situation, if the Marketplace found that your estimated income made you eligible for premium tax credits at the time you enrolled, even though your income later fell below the minimum income eligibility level…

  • Me acabo de enterar que estoy embarazada, y no tengo seguro. ¿Puedo inscribirme en un plan a través del mercado de seguros de salud?

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    Sí. Sin embargo, solo puede inscribirse durante el período de inscripción abierta, que generalmente va de noviembre hasta mediados de enero. Una vez inscrita, se requerirá que su plan cubra los servicios de maternidad. También puede calificar para un subsidio para las primas, dependiendo de los ingresos de su familia y su elegibilidad para la cobertura del empleador. Una vez nacido, puede agregar al bebé al plan dentro del año del nacimiento, incluso por fuera…

  • ¿Cuánto es el subsidio para costos compartidos?

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    Esto depende del ingreso del hogar y de dónde vive. Para dar una idea general, un plan de Plata típico debería tener, por ejemplo, un límite anual de gasto de bolsillo sobre todos los costos compartidos de $10.600 en 2026. Pero si su ingreso está entre el 100% y 150% del nivel federal de pobreza (un ingreso familiar anual de entre $15.650 y $23.475 para un solo individuo en 2026), las reducciones de costos compartidos…

  • What about premiums I already paid in 2021?

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    The higher premium subsidies are in effect for the 2021 and 2022 plan years.  For premiums you already paid in 2021, before the new law passed, you can claim the increased tax credit when you file your federal income tax return.

  • Updated KFF Calculator Estimates Marketplace Premiums to Reflect Expanded Tax Credits in COVID-19 Relief Legislation

    News Release

    KFF has updated its 2021 Health Insurance Marketplace Calculator to reflect the expanded premium tax credits available to people who purchase their own coverage through their state’s health insurance exchange as passed by Congress in the American Rescue Plan Act and expected to be signed into law soon. The calculator allows users to enter their age, income, family size, and zip code to assess their eligibility for tax credits and how much they can expect…

  • 2021 Calculadora del Mercado de Seguros Médicos

    Interactive

    Nota: Esta calculadora ha sido actualizada con los cambios a los subsidios en el American Rescue Plan Act de 2021 (el acta de alivio por COVID-19). 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,…

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

    Issue Brief

    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.

  • Updated Infographic Explains New Federal Regulations on Contraceptive Coverage

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    A newly-updated infographic from the Kaiser Family Foundation explains the final regulations on employer-based coverage of birth control released today by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. How Does Where You Work Affect Your Contraceptive Coverage? provides a clear explanation of coverage requirements under the new regulations for employers with religious objections to contraceptive coverage, including houses of worship, religiously-affiliated nonprofits and closely-held for-profit corporations. A related summary, also updated to reflect the new regulations,…