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Health Care Voters Face Critical Choices in the States in 2018

The health care voter in 2018 will be weighing more than the fate of the Affordable Care Act in Congress. The outcome in many states will determine whether health care options are available for famili...

An Advocate’s Guide to Analyzing Insurers’ Financial Health

When health insurance companies want to raise premium rates, states use a process called "rate review" to decide whether proposed increases are justified. By participating in rate review, consumer adv...

Health Insurance Down Payments: The Maryland Plan

Update 2/26/2018: New data from Urban Institute show why Maryland needs the Protect Maryland Health Care Act. Update 2/20/2018: The Maryland General Assembly holds hearings this week on the bill...

Evaluating the Consumer Window-Shopping Experience in Health Insurance Marketplace Websites: A Comparative Analysis

Today’s consumers have four goals in mind when they visit marketplace websites to shop for health insurance: to easily understand and compare health plan options, find out if they are eligible for f...

King v. Burwell Fallout: 6.4 Million at Risk of Losing Health Insurance

The Supreme Court ruling later this month in King v. Burwell could threaten the health coverage of millions of people. Our series of state-specific infographics shows that in each congressional dist...

Idaho Insurance Plans Violate Health Care Law and Require Federal Action

Update March 8, 2018: The Trump administration told insurers and regulators in Idaho that they cannot sell health plans that don’t comply with the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the Centers for...

Comparing Consumers’ Window-Shopping Experiences in Health Insurance Marketplace Websites: An Analysis

This graphic was produced as part of a report that analyzes how effectively all 16 state-run health insurance marketplace websites (including D.C.) and the federal healthcare.og site allow consumers...

Funding CSR Payments in the Health Insurance Stabilization Package Could Harm Low- and Middle-Income Consumers

Families USA strongly supports bipartisan efforts to give consumers affordable health insurance in the individual market. A successful stabilization bill would enhance affordability and access by rai...

Improving the Accuracy of Health Insurance Plans’ Provider Directories

Provider directory inaccuracies have caused problems for consumers and other stakeholders for many years. Our issue brief (PDF) explains the steps policymakers and health plans can take to improve d...

How the Affordable Care Act Affects People Who Buy Health Insurance in the Individual Market

Public debate around the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has focused recently on recipients of private, individual (non-group) insurance whose health plans are being terminated and who fear they may need to...