2013

Premium Tax Credits by the Numbers

How many people will be eligible for a health insurance premium tax credit? These infographics provides a quick look at how many people will get tax credits, how much help low- and middle-income pe...

New Study Finds that Penalty-Based Wellness Programs Fail to Improve Employee Health

Workplace wellness programs have the potential to improve the overall health and well-being of employees by helping them adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles. However, not all wellness programs ar...

Protecting Consumers When Health Insurance Marketplaces Allow Direct Enrollment through Web Brokers

Some health insurance marketplaces allow “web brokers” to conduct direct enrollment. This means privately run web broker sites can enroll consumers in marketplace coverage and financial assistance...

New Oregon Health Study’s Findings Reaffirm That Medicaid Is Good Health Coverage

New findings from the Oregon Health Study reaffirm that Medicaid is good health coverage: The study showed that Medicaid beneficiaries were more likely than the uninsured to receive needed health care...

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...

Consumer Protections for Web Brokers that Participate in the Health Insurance Marketplace

The issue of “direct enrollment” for marketplaces has become a hot topic in many states. “Direct enrollment” is when an insurer or broker facilitates a consumer’s enrollment in a marketplace...

How Does the Affordable Care Act Affect People Who Buy Health Insurance in the Individual Market?

New data released yesterday by the Obama administration estimates the number of people whose health insurance was canceled and who have yet to sign up for new coverage in the marketplace to be less th...

How People in 19 States Will Benefit from the New Health Insurance Marketplaces

Starting on October 1, 2013, people across the country will be able to enroll in affordable, comprehensive health plans through their state's health insurance marketplace. Millions of Americans will a...

How the Affordable Care Act Makes Health Coverage More Affordable

This fact sheet explains how the Affordable Care Act guarantees that more Americans can afford to buy health insurance by providing financial assistance to help people pay for coverage. And thanks to ...

Job-Based Health Coverage and the Affordable Care Act: Why the Law Won’t Cause Employers to Drop Coverage

If you're wondering how the Affordable Care Act will affect businesses that offer health insurance to their employees, you'll want to read this fact sheet full of data that demonstrate...