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The Facts About Medicare Spending | KFF
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (583+ words) Population Aging and Medicare Enrollment Growth Spending on Medicare Benefits and Medicare Advantage Medicare Part A Solvency Challenges Growth in Out-of-Pocket Spending Medicare, the federal health insurance program for people ages 65 and over and younger people with long-term disabilities, plays…...
How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2027 | KFF
1+ day, 45+ min ago (89+ words) How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2027 KFF How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2027 Note: This brief was originally published on July 8 and updated on August 3, 2026 to include proposed 2027 rates from…...
Medicaid Work Requirements: Federal Outreach Requirements and State Plans | KFF
1+ week, 4+ day ago (299+ words) States may send outreach notices along with an eligibility determination notice or other communications. States can utilize Medicaid MCOs to send outreach notices and must direct MCOs on which individuals must receive the notice, the frequency of when notices must…...
What Your Employer-Based Health Coverage Really Costs | KFF
3+ week, 5+ day ago (612+ words) Total Run Time: 2:19 Total Run Time: 2:14 More Americans get health coverage through work than any other source — that’s more than 154 million people. And, the costs keep rising. While employers bear most of that burden, workers also feel the pressure in…...
How Unaffordable is Health Care? | KFF
3+ week, 5+ day ago (233+ words) Heading into the 2026 midterms, KFF’s survey research shows that health care affordability is a top issue for voters. Why and how did care get so expensive? This three-part video series from KFF helps people understand the rising cost of health…...
Did the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable? | KFF
3+ week, 5+ day ago (705+ words) Total Run Time: 3:00 The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been criticized for not living up to its name. But has it actually failed on affordability? The answer is complicated — and consequential. The ACA opened the door to comprehensive coverage for…...
In Preliminary Rate Filings, ACA Marketplace Insurers Largely Propose Double-Digit Premium Increase For 2027, Following a Steep Climb This Year | KFF
3+ week, 6+ day ago (499+ words) In Preliminary Rate Filings, ACA Marketplace Insurers Largely Propose Double-Digit Premium Increase For 2027, Following a Steep Climb This Year KFF In Preliminary Rate Filings, ACA Marketplace Insurers Largely Propose Double-Digit Premium Increase For 2027, Following a Steep Climb This Year Premiums…...
Medicare Advantage Insurers Deny Prior Authorization Requests for Post Acute Care at Substantially Higher Rates Than the Overall Denial Rate | KFF
4+ week, 1+ day ago (897+ words) Medicare Advantage Insurers Deny Prior Authorization Requests for Post Acute Care at Substantially Higher Rates Than the Overall Denial Rate KFF Medicare Advantage Insurers Deny Prior Authorization Requests for Post Acute Care at Substantially Higher Rates Than the Overall Denial…...
Decoding Medicare Advantage Coding Intensity | KFF
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1210+ words) In recent years, federal payments to Medicare Advantage plans, and how they are adjusted for enrollee health status, have come under increased scrutiny. This brief answers key questions about coding intensity, recent steps taken by CMS to address the impact…...
Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements Data and Policies | KFF
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (24+ words) Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements Data and Policies KFF Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid Work Requirements...