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Retiree Health Benefits: Going, Going, Nearly Gone?
This data note analyzes five national surveys to assess trends in retiree health coverage among people ages 65 and older. These five surveys produce somewhat different estimates of retiree health...
https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/retiree-health-benefits-going-going-nearly-gone/
Upcoming SCOTUS Case Could Weaken the Impact of Regulation on Key Patient and Consumer Protections
This brief discusses the longstanding legal doctrine, Chevron deference, being challenged in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and includes examples of what could be at stake for health car...
Employer Responsibility Under the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act does not require businesses to provide health benefits to their workers, but applicable large employers may face penalties if they don’t make affordable coverage availab...
https://www.kff.org/infographic/employer-responsibility-under-the-affordable-care-act/
Since Dobbs, Few Large Firms Have Changed Their Plan’s Abortion Coverage Policy
According to an analysis of responses to KFF’s Employer Health Benefits Survey in 2023, relatively few (8%) large firms (with 200 or more workers) offering health benefits report reducing or ex...
Coverage of Abortion in Large Employer-Sponsored Plans in 2023
This brief presents findings from the 2023 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey on coverage of abortion services in large employer-sponsored health plans, changes employers made to abortion covera...
What are the recent trends in employer-based health coverage?
This chart collection presents analysis of data from recent Annual Economic and Social Supplements (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS) to examine who among non-elderly people has employ...
https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/long-term-trends-in-employer-based-coverage/
Employers Use of Center of Excellence Programs as a Pathway for Behavioral Health Services
This post explores the prevalence of employer-sponsored health plans that use Center of Excellence (COE) programs as a way to provide enrollees with specialized care for behavioral health service...
Signing Up for Marketplace Coverage Remains a Challenge for Many Consumers
As open enrollment begins for Marketplace plans, this Policy Watch provides information about consumer experiences with Marketplace sign up from the 2023 KFF Consumer Survey. Data from the survey...
Has Marriage Equality for LGBTQ People Impacted Access to Domestic Partner Health Benefits?
In this data note, based on KFF’s 2023 Employer Health Benefit Survey, we assess the current status of domestic partner health insurance benefit offerings for same-sex spouses.
2023 Employer Health Benefits Chart Pack
This slideshow captures key data from the 2023 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey survey, providing a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, employee ...
https://www.kff.org/slideshow/2023-employer-health-benefits-chart-pack/
Premiums and Worker Contributions Among Workers Covered by Employer-Sponsored Coverage, 1999-2023
This graphing tool allows users to explore trends in workplace-sponsored health insurance premiums and worker contributions over time for different categories of employers based on results from t...
2023 Employer Health Benefits Survey
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, worker contributions, cost-sharing provisions, offer rates, and more....
https://www.kff.org/health-costs/report/2023-employer-health-benefits-survey/
Benchmark Survey: Annual Family Premiums for Employer Cover...rs Contribute $6,575 on Average Now, But Potentially More Soon
Amid rising inflation, annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed 7% on average this year to reach $23,968, a sharp departure from virtually no growth in premiums last...
KFF Examines Challenges in Navigating Coverage for Opill, t...er Daily Oral Contraceptive Pill, Coming to Market Next Year
As Opill—the first over-the-counter daily oral contraceptive pill in the United States—is expected to be available for purchase in early 2024, new research conducted by KFF examines barriers ...
Insurance Coverage of OTC Oral Contraceptives: Lessons from the Field
This report is based on 35 structured interviews conducted from January to August 2023, with nearly 80 experts and key players such as pharmacists, health plans, and state Medicaid officials invo...
Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptive Pills
Oral contraceptives are the most commonly used method of reversible contraception in the U.S. In July 2023, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive pill to become available ove...
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/issue-brief/over-the-counter-oral-contraceptive-pills/
KFF Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance
The survey finds nearly six in 10 people with health insurance experienced a problem using their insurance in the past year, with even larger shares reporting problems among people who are sick o...
KFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion R...s, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care
Most (58%) people with health insurance say they encountered at least one problem using their coverage in the past year, with even larger shares of people with the greatest health care needs repo...
How Have Costs Associated With Obesity Changed Over Time?
This analysis finds that, among people with large employer health plans, those with an obesity diagnosis on average have higher total and out-of-pocket spending than those without an obesity diag...