Coverage

Getting Health Insurance Through Special Enrollment Periods in the Marketplace

Updated July 2015 Did you know that you can sign up for insurance in the health insurance marketplace at any time during the year if there are big changes in your life? Even though the marketplace...

Marketplace Health Plan Premiums Are Competitive with Employer-Based Coverage

With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, more Americans than ever before are signing up for health insurance. The health insurance marketplaces offer competitive premiums that, on average, are mor...

Many Insured Consumers with Non-Group Coverage Go without Needed Health Care

Our infographic shares new data about consumers who buy insurance for themselves or their families. While the Affordable Care Act is making strides in affordability, as many as one-quarter of adults w...

Basic Health Program: Nine Requirements for State Programs

Basic Health Programs are one of several options in the Affordable Care Act for states to further expand affordable health coverage to low and modest-income residents. Basic Health Pr...

Standards for Health Insurance Provider Networks: Examples from the States

When health plans design their provider networks, they need to ensure that these networks are adequate and provide meaningful access to care. The Affordable Care Act established the first-ever feder...

Accelerating the Affordable Care Act’s Enrollment Momentum: 10 Recommendations for Future Enrollment Periods

On March 31, 2014, the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period ended. The next period begins on November 15. And as of March 27, six million consumers signed up for health insurance throu...

Financial Assistance and the Affordable Care Act: Who Benefits

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, individuals and families can sign up for health insurance that is affordable, comprehensive, and that offers peace of mind. This 50-state infographic series features...

How King v. Burwell Could Affect Health Insurance Under Obamacare

Learn what King v. Burwell, the Supreme Court case that threatens the provision of health care subsidies (premium tax credits), is all about. The Court will announce its decision in mid- to late-June...

Pre-existing Health Conditions and the Affordable Care Act: Who Benefits

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, individuals and families can sign up for health insurance that is affordable, comprehensive, and that offers peace of mind. The Affordable Care Act provides strong p...

Rate Review: How to Challenge Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Increases

PDATE (August 3, 2015): Obama Administration Urges States to Cut Health Insurers' Requests for Big Rate Increases, The New York Times. When health insurance companies want to raise premium rates, ...