2014

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...

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...

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...

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...

Health Insurance Marketplaces: Who is enrolling

The first half of the open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplaces ended in December 2013. This graphic highlights basic data on consumer enrollment in state-based and federally facili...

Health Insurance Marketplaces: Who is enrolling

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...

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...

Medicaid Expansion and Rural Hospital Closures

Update: Who benefits from Medicaid expansion? New infographic A state's decision to forgo Medicaid expansion affects the staying power of hospitals in rural areas. The map below compares recent ...