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Expanding ACA Marketplace Premium Tax Credits Could Reduce Financial Hardship and Increase Health Insurance Coverage for Millions of Households

H.R. 369 could increase the number of people with health insurance and reduce health care–related financial burdens for those already enrolled.

Health and Health Policy

Overturning the ACA Would Increase Uninsurance among People of All Ages, Races, and Ethnicities

If the Supreme Court overturns the ACA, coverage and federal spending on health care will fall in every state, and health care providers will experience sizable decreases in revenue.

Health and Health Policy

ACA Marketplace Subsidy Enhancements Would Lead to Premium Savings for Millions of Households

If adopted, the approach in this bill could reduce the number of uninsured people, because more people would find postsubsidy coverage affordable.

Health and Health Policy

Don’t Confuse Changes in Federal Health Spending with National Health Spending

Some have misinterpreted estimates on how single-payer (i.e. Medicare for All) proposals would affect federal spending and total national health spending.

Health and Health Policy

Three ways short-term health plans could damage the US health system

Expanding short-term health plans could raise ACA-compliant insurance premiums by 18 percent.

Health and Health Policy

What could happen if the federal government stops reimbursing insurers for the ACA’s cost-sharing reductions?

Three possible scenarios help explain the potential implications of President Trump's recent executive order on health care.

Health and Health Policy

How to stabilize nongroup insurance markets in four easy steps

The effort to repeal and replace the ACA may be ending, but the need for urgent policy action remains.

Health and Health Policy

Without these three essential supports, insurance markets will topple

The ACA's individual mandate helps ensure that insurance markets are stable and strong for all people, regardless of their health status.

Health and Health Policy

Fixing the ACA is the overlooked solution to the health care puzzle

A Q&A with Linda Blumberg, who's extensively studied the impacts of the Affordable Care Act following its initial implementation in 2014.

Health and Health Policy

Under an ACA replacement, health insurance options for middle- and low-income people would shrink

Under a recently leaked ACA replacement plan, the level of coverage affordable with proposed tax credits would vary substantially with a person’s age.