https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:57:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.7 https://www.kff.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2023/04/3976_KFF_favicon_256x256_revised.png?w=32 https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/ 32 32 243654493 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-much-and-why-premiums-are-going-up-for-small-businesses-in-2027/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-much-and-why-premiums-are-going-up-for-small-businesses-in-2027/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:56:17 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=714676 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-much-and-why-premiums-are-going-up-for-small-businesses-in-2027/feed/ 0 714676 Small Group Rate Filings FI HST Small businesses that offer health insurance to their employees could see health costs rise in 2027, according to a new analysis of preliminary rate filings from all 50 states and DC. Nearly 300 insurers offering small group coverage reported a median proposed premium increase of 14% for next year. https://www.kff.org/quick-insights/aca-marketplace-insurers-are-proposing-a-median-premium-increase-of-about-15-in-2027/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:29:04 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=714556 714556 260804_Quick-Fact_ACA-Mktpl-Rate-Filings_Website https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2027/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2027/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:21:51 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=714467 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2027/feed/ 0 714467 ACA Marketplace Insurers Are Proposing a Median Premium Increase of About 15% in 2027 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/medicares-proposed-cut-to-340b-drug-payments-would-hit-safety-net-hospitals-while-benefiting-for-profit-hospitals/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=714053 714053 260727_Proposed-Change-in-Medicare-Reimbursement-for-340B-Drugs-Would-Decrease-Revenues-for-Safety-Net-Hospitals-Increase-Revenues-for-For-Profit-Hospitals_FI-2 https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/are-health-care-costs-the-top-issue-for-voters/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=from-drew-altman&p=714195 714195 BTD - Health Costs Polling Issue - July 2026 “...the search for a single top issue through polling questions — whether it’s health costs, or gas prices, or the cost of food — is artificial. People worry about and experience these costs together. There is no top issue, unless that issue is the catchall, ‘cost of living.’” — Drew Altman, KFF Founding President and CEO https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-has-aca-marketplace-enrollment-changed-across-states-in-2026/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:58:42 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=714009 714009 ACA Marketplace Effectuated Enrollment Fell in Nearly Every State FI ACA Marketplace enrollment fell this year in every state except New Mexico, which was the only state to fully replace the enhanced premium tax credits that expired last year with a state-funded subsidy. https://www.kff.org/event/how-unaffordable-is-health-care-and-what-can-we-do-about-it/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:48:10 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=event&p=713096 713096 260714~3 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/why-do-we-hear-more-about-high-drug-prices-than-about-hospital-prices/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/why-do-we-hear-more-about-high-drug-prices-than-about-hospital-prices/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:50:58 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=713397 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/why-do-we-hear-more-about-high-drug-prices-than-about-hospital-prices/feed/ 0 713397 Drug and Hospital Prices - JAMA Health Forum - 071626 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-views-on-fraud-in-government-health-programs/ https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-views-on-fraud-in-government-health-programs/#respond Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=713091 https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-views-on-fraud-in-government-health-programs/feed/ 0 713091 Updated FI Fraud Poll no logo Most Democratic Voters Want To Hear Candidates Discuss Health Costs and Future of Health Programs; More Republicans Focused on Fraud https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-unaffordable-is-health-care-a-video-series-from-kff/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-unaffordable-is-health-care-a-video-series-from-kff/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711194 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-unaffordable-is-health-care-a-video-series-from-kff/feed/ 0 711194 Screenshot https://www.kff.org/health-costs/health-care-costs-keep-rising-why-and-who-pays/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/health-care-costs-keep-rising-why-and-who-pays/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:44:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711286 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/health-care-costs-keep-rising-why-and-who-pays/feed/ 0 711286 Health Care Unaffordability at the Macro Level https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-your-employer-based-health-coverage-really-costs/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-your-employer-based-health-coverage-really-costs/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711469 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-your-employer-based-health-coverage-really-costs/feed/ 0 711469 The True Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Promotional image for KFF video The True Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance https://www.kff.org/health-costs/did-the-affordable-care-act-make-health-care-more-affordable/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/did-the-affordable-care-act-make-health-care-more-affordable/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:42:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=711480 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/did-the-affordable-care-act-make-health-care-more-affordable/feed/ 0 711480 How Affordable is the Affordable Care Act Promotional image for KFF video How Affordable is the Affordable Care Act https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/in-preliminary-rate-filings-aca-marketplace-insurers-largely-propose-double-digit-premium-increase-for-2027-following-a-steep-climb-this-year/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/in-preliminary-rate-filings-aca-marketplace-insurers-largely-propose-double-digit-premium-increase-for-2027-following-a-steep-climb-this-year/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=712618 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/in-preliminary-rate-filings-aca-marketplace-insurers-largely-propose-double-digit-premium-increase-for-2027-following-a-steep-climb-this-year/feed/ 0 712618 ACA_July_8 https://www.kff.org/quick-insights/the-trump-administration-continues-to-advance-incremental-site-neutral-payment-reforms/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:25:35 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=quick-take&p=712518 712518 260706_Quick-Take_Zachary-Levison_Website https://www.kff.org/health-costs/cost-and-utilization-of-inpatient-mental-health-and-substance-use-treatment/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/cost-and-utilization-of-inpatient-mental-health-and-substance-use-treatment/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:29:03 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=712141 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/cost-and-utilization-of-inpatient-mental-health-and-substance-use-treatment/feed/ 0 712141 Copy of Key Statistic Graphics Template — Multiple sizes https://www.kff.org/uninsured/key-facts-about-the-uninsured-population/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:12:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=648892 648892 GmR8V-the-share-and-number-of-people-without-insurance-grew-in-2024-increasing-for-the-first-time-since-2019- (2) https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-closer-look-at-north-carolinas-implementation-of-the-2025-reconciliation-law-medicaid-provisions-and-other-changes-amid-medicaid-budget-shortfalls/ Fri, 29 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709655 709655 NC policy watch https://www.kff.org/health-costs/state-indicator/tobacco-settlement-payments/ Thu, 28 May 2026 14:09:48 +0000 http://staging.kff.alley.ws/state-indicator/tobacco-settlement-payments/ 32713 https://www.kff.org/medicare/key-facts-about-health-care-affordability-for-people-with-medicare/ Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=709409 709409 Out-Of-Pocket Health Care Costs Accounted for 39% of per Capita Social Security Income for People With Medicare in 2023 on Average (16x9)_FI