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Beyond the Data: Making the Marketplaces Great Again?

In his latest column, President and CEO Drew Altman discusses how, with nearly half, or about 10 million MAGA supporters and Republicans receiving coverage through the ACA Marketplaces, the policy changes and cuts being considered by Republicans to the Marketplaces will directly affect their own voters.
Polling

The Public’s Views of Funding Reductions to Medicaid, Changes to the ACA

As Congress works to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act which includes significant changes to Medicaid and the ACA, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll examines the views of groups that could be most directly impacted by the impending legislation.
KFF Health News

Four Ways Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Undermine Access to ACA

Major changes could be in store for the more than 24 million people with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including how and when they can enroll, the paperwork required, and, crucially, the premiums they pay. This article highlights four key ways Trump’s policies could undermine Obamacare enrollment and coverage.
Analysis

Impact of Enhanced Premium Tax Credit Expiration on 2026 Marketplace Premiums

With the enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025, consumers can expect increases in how much they pay for coverage. KFF examines 23 early insurer filings, which show early insights of how insurers are expecting premiums to change for 2026, but they are far from a complete picture.

Quick Takes
Virtual Event Recap

How the Trump Administration and Congress Are Reshaping the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces: Views from the States

Through regulations and the House budget reconciliation bill, significant changes are being considered by Congress and the Trump Administration for how the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces would work. At the same time, the enhanced tax credits that have made Marketplace coverage more affordable and driven record enrollment are set to expire at the end of the year unless extended by Congress. Watch the virtual briefing featuring KFF experts and leaders from two state-based Marketplaces to examine how these changes could reshape the ACA’s Marketplaces and get perspectives from the field. 

2025 Budget Reconciliation

2025 Reconciliation Bill: Tracking Health Provisions

KFF is tracking key health provisions in the House-passed budget reconciliation legislation. The summary compares proposals for Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Health Savings Accounts to current law and will be updated to reflect changes as the bill moves through the Senate.

KFF Health News: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say

Allocating CBO’s Estimates of Federal Medicaid Spending Reductions and Enrollment Loss Across the States

Proposed Medicaid Federal Match Penalty for States That Expanded Coverage for Immigrants: State Estimates

How Budget Bill will Affect Uninsured Rate by State: Allocating CBO’s Partial Estimates of Coverage Loss

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    This volume highlights how a report criticized for flawed methodology is influencing renewed efforts to restrict access to mifepristone; a federal plan to study the causes of autism that could be contributing to stigma by over-emphasizing environmental toxins; and the resurgence of false claims about fetal tissue in vaccines.

  • U.S. Global Health Legislation Tracker

    This tracker provides a listing of the 19 global health-related pieces of legislation introduced in the current Congress, and includes the bill title, sponsor(s), current status, and topic, as well as a short description of its global health-related provisions.

  • Growing Uncertainty About Future of LGBTQI+ 988 Suicide, Crisis Line

    The Trump Administration’s FY 2026 budget request eliminates dedicated funding for the 988 LGBTQI+ service. Since its launch in 2022, the service has fielded 1.3M+ contacts. This brief explores the policy landscape and reviews the latest data.

  • Beyond the Data, a Column by Drew Altman

    In his regular Beyond the Data columns, CEO Drew Altman discusses what the data, polls, and journalism produced by KFF mean for policy and for people. 

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