The Trump Premium Tax Will Increase Premiums Up to $2,500 Next Year
Trump’s sabotage of the individual insurance market will cause premiums to increase an extra 20 percent to 29 percent in 2018.
Affordable Care Act
ACA Repeal Would Have Disproportionately Harmed Women of Color
Efforts to repeal the ACA would have made women of color more vulnerable as they sought to protect their health and provide for their families.
The Senate’s Skinny ACA Repeal Shell Game
A slimmed-down version of ACA repeal would raise premiums and open the door to more damaging changes.
Skinny Repeal Bill Would Raise Average Premiums by $1,238 and Increase Uninsured
Consumers would have higher premiums and less choice next year under a so-called skinny repeal bill.
How Medicaid Cuts Would Hurt People of Color: A State-by-State Breakdown
As many as 8.7 million black, Hispanic, and other people of color could lose Medicaid coverage under the Senate health care bill.
Who Receives Medicaid? A State-by-State Breakdown
Participants in Medicaid—which covers more than 1 in 5 Americans—come from all states, age groups, genders, races, and ethnicities.
Estimated Premium Increases from Repeal and Delay
Individual market consumers would pay twice as much for coverage by 2026.
Health Savings Accounts Are No Substitute for the ACA’s Financial Assistance
HSAs are a tax break skewed to wealthy families—one that the new Senate bill would make larger.
The Moral Outrage
This week on the podcast, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses ACA repeal and single-payer health care.
The Senate’s ACA Repeal Bill Would Devastate Rural Communities
Rural communities will bear the brunt of the cuts made by the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
3 Ways the Senate Health Care Bill Would Devastate Communities of Color
The BCRA would worsen health outcomes for some of the most vulnerable members of society.
The Senate Health Care Bill Would Be Devastating for LGBTQ People
LGBTQ people are disproportionately likely to be uninsured. The ACA narrowed the coverage gap, and the Senate health care bill could undo that progress.
The Senate Health Care Bill Would Give Millions to Drug Companies Accused of Helping Fuel the Opioid Crisis
A $25.7 billion giveaway to drug producers, including millions for opioid manufacturers, would be funded by cutting insurance and raising costs for those suffering from opioid dependence.
5 Ways the Senate ACA Repeal Bill Hurts Women
Republican Senators have introduced an ACA repeal bill that would drastically undermine women’s access to health care.
Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Premiums and Stabilize Insurance Markets
Legislation that focuses on strengthening the individual market—not on slashing Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the rich—would stabilize the market and lower premiums immediately.