Affordable Care Act

Enhanced Premium tax credits

KFF Health News: Congressional Stalemate Creates Chaos for Obamacare Shoppers

8 Things to Watch for 2026 ACA Open Enrollment

The ACA Marketplace Open Enrollment season begins November 1, and with it comes looming changes to the enhanced premium tax credits, increases in out-of-pocket premiums, and changes to Marketplace enrollment and eligibility rules.

Quick Take: ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay

ACA Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average If Enhanced Tax Credits Expire

Calculator: ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credit

Timely insights and analysis from KFF staff

Jan 15, 2025

ACA Preventive Services at the Supreme Court

Laurie Sobel

If the Court rules in favor of Braidwood, private health insurers would no longer be required to cover, without cost sharing, certain preventive services recommended by USPTF after 2010 when the ACA was enacted. ... more
Jan 15, 2025

After Another Record Year for ACA Enrollment, What’s Next for the Marketplaces?

Jared Ortaliza

So far in 2025, ACA Marketplace enrollment has more than tripled since 2020 in at least 6 states: Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Tennessee. All of these states were won by President Trump. ... more
Nov 14, 2024

What Trump’s 2024 Victory Means for Medicaid

Robin Rudowitz

While Medicaid did not receive a lot of attention during the campaign, if cuts to Social Security and Medicare are largely off the table, Medicaid is the likely source of funding to extend expiring tax cuts. ... more