Affordable Care Act - Research and Data from KFF https://www.kff.org/topic/affordable-care-act/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:45:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 Affordable Care Act - Research and Data from KFF https://www.kff.org/topic/affordable-care-act/ 32 32 243654493 Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions https://www.kff.org/medicaid/status-of-state-medicaid-expansion-decisions/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:45:00 +0000 647031 Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions, 2025_no logo Tracking the Public’s Views on the ACA https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/the-publics-views-on-the-aca-tracker/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:34:49 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702565 702565 250428_ACA-Opinion-Tracking_FI ACA Marketplace Enrollment is Down in 2026—But All of the Data Isn’t in Yet https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/aca-marketplace-enrollment-is-down-in-2026-but-all-of-the-data-isnt-in-yet/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:29:06 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702707 702707 Fewer Consumers Maintain ACA Coverage than Sign Up during Open Enrollment_FI ACA Sign-Ups Are Down by Over a Million People, But It’s Still an Incomplete Picture https://www.kff.org/quick-take/aca-signups-are-down-but-still-an-incomplete-picture/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:52:21 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=701223 701223 260129_Quick-Takes_Jared-Ortaliza_Website Total Monthly Medicaid & CHIP Enrollment and Pre-ACA Enrollment https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-indicator/total-monthly-medicaid-and-chip-enrollment/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:55:14 +0000 110530 Marketplace Enrollment Snapshot for Open Enrollment 2026 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-indicator/marketplace-enrollment-snapshot-for-open-enrollment-2026/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:07:46 +0000 699290 KFF Health Tracking Poll: Health Care Costs, Expiring ACA Tax Credits, and the 2026 Midterms https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-health-care-costs-expiring-aca-tax-credits-and-the-2026-midterms/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=702158 702158 260203_Health-Care-Costs-Are-Top-Household-Expense_FI Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/affordable-care-act-quiz/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/affordable-care-act-quiz/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:01:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/affordable-care-act-quiz/feed/ 0 700073 251027_ACA_Quiz_FI Higher Premium Payments or Higher Deductibles: The Tradeoffs ACA Enrollees Face https://www.kff.org/health-costs/higher-premium-payments-or-higher-deductibles-the-tradeoffs-aca-enrollees-face/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/higher-premium-payments-or-higher-deductibles-the-tradeoffs-aca-enrollees-face/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:29:57 +0000 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/higher-premium-payments-or-higher-deductibles-the-tradeoffs-aca-enrollees-face/feed/ 0 701322 FbZCq-higher-premium-payments-or-higher-deductibles-the-tradeoffs-aca-enrollees-face-FEATURE-IMAGE State-Based Efforts Will Provide Limited Relief from Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-based-efforts-will-provide-limited-relief-from-enhanced-tax-credit-expiration/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-based-efforts-will-provide-limited-relief-from-enhanced-tax-credit-expiration/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:48:38 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=701037 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-based-efforts-will-provide-limited-relief-from-enhanced-tax-credit-expiration/feed/ 0 701037 State ACA Efforts How Unaffordable is Health Care? https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-unaffordable-is-health-care/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-unaffordable-is-health-care/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:08:06 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=700851 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-unaffordable-is-health-care/feed/ 0 700851 FEATURE - JAMA How Affordable is Health Care Trump Has No Health Plan, He Has the Art of the Health Care Deal https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/trump-has-no-health-plan-he-has-the-art-of-the-health-care-deal/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 700694 Image Policy Changes Bring Renewed Focus on High-Deductible Health Plans  https://www.kff.org/patient-consumer-protections/policy-changes-bring-renewed-focus-on-high-deductible-health-plans/ https://www.kff.org/patient-consumer-protections/policy-changes-bring-renewed-focus-on-high-deductible-health-plans/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=700197 https://www.kff.org/patient-consumer-protections/policy-changes-bring-renewed-focus-on-high-deductible-health-plans/feed/ 0 700197 Policy Changes Bring Renewed Focus on High-Deductible Health Plans In Their Own Words: ACA Marketplace Enrollees Explain How Higher Premium Payments Will Affect Them https://www.kff.org/quick-take/in-their-own-words-aca-marketplace-enrollees-explain-how-higher-premium-payments-will-affect-them/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:23:12 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=700242 700242 251219_QT_GraceSparks_FI There is No Drop-Dead Date for an ACA Tax Credit Extension, But Coverage Losses Will Mount as the Clock Ticks https://www.kff.org/quick-take/there-is-no-drop-dead-date-for-an-aca-tax-credit-extension-but-coverage-losses-will-mount-as-the-clock-ticks/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:04:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=700006 700006 251217_QT_LarryLevitt_FI (1) Recent Trends in Commercial Health Insurance Market Concentration https://www.kff.org/health-costs/recent-trends-in-commercial-health-insurance-market-concentration/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/recent-trends-in-commercial-health-insurance-market-concentration/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:59:35 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=699524 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/recent-trends-in-commercial-health-insurance-market-concentration/feed/ 0 699524 Insurance Concentration_FI Health Policy in 2026 https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/health-policy-in-2026/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 699227 BTD-Whats Ahead in 2026-12.8.25_website Total Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates in All Markets for Consumers and Families https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-indicator/mlr-rebates-total/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:09:31 +0000 32092 Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates in the Small Group Market for Consumers and Families https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-indicator/mlr-rebates-small-group-market/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:02:33 +0000 32094 Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates in the Large Group Market for Consumers and Families https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/state-indicator/mlr-rebates-large-group-market/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:54:52 +0000 32095