ACA Marketplace Enrollment is Down in 2026—But All of the Data Isn’t in Yet
2026 marks the first year since 2020 that enrollees in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces do not have access to...
Higher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The Tradeoffs ACA Enrollees Face
Some Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace enrollees are choosing between plans that charge higher premium payments and plans with higher...
State-Based Efforts Will Provide Limited Relief from Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration
After failed Senate votes late last year and no subsequent bipartisan agreement, the enhanced premium tax credits expired as of January 1. Some states, particularly those operating...
Recent Trends in Commercial Health Insurance Market Concentration
Commercial health insurance markets remain highly concentrated across coverage types. However, the individual market, which consists mostly of the ACA...
The New ACA Repeal and Replace: Health Savings Accounts
If enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are allowed to expire at the end of the...
Mapping the Uneven Burden of Rising ACA Marketplace Premium Payments due to Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) offers premium tax credits to help make health insurance more affordable. Under original Affordable Care...
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Political Consequences of Health Policy Legislation
Key Takeaways As Congress debates federal health care spending as part of spending bill negotiations, including extending the enhanced premium...
Premium Payments if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire
Enhanced premium tax credits (ePTCs), first introduced as part of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, have made ACA...
CMS sued over Trump administration’s ACA final rule
Doctors for America, the Main Street Alliance and three cities have sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
AHIP 2025: Insurer coalition vows to fight Trump budget bill to final hour
LAS VEGAS — At AHIP’s annual conference, the trade group told reporters they oppose the reconciliation bill moving through Congress...
