https://www.kff.org/topic/health-costs/ The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:14:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 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/private-insurance/part-time-workers-have-less-access-to-employer-based-coverage-than-full-time-workers/ https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/part-time-workers-have-less-access-to-employer-based-coverage-than-full-time-workers/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=690270 https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/part-time-workers-have-less-access-to-employer-based-coverage-than-full-time-workers/feed/ 0 690270 FEATURE - Part Time Worker Analysis https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/premium-payments-if-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-expire/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/premium-payments-if-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-expire/#respond Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=690449 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/premium-payments-if-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-expire/feed/ 0 690449 ePTC Calculator Data Note_no logo (1) Example of the annual premium payments that ACA Marketplace enrollees are expected to contribute out-of-pocket for a benchmark silver plan in 2025 vs. 2026 without the enhanced premium tax credits. https://www.kff.org/interactive/how-much-more-would-people-pay-in-premiums-if-the-acas-enhanced-subsidies-expired/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:53:28 +0000 646752 241119_What-if-ACA-Calculator_Feature https://www.kff.org/uninsured/potential-story-lines-from-trump-era-health-care-cuts/ https://www.kff.org/uninsured/potential-story-lines-from-trump-era-health-care-cuts/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:03:57 +0000 https://www.kff.org/uninsured/potential-story-lines-from-trump-era-health-care-cuts/feed/ 0 689696 FEATURE - JAMA Make American Health Care Affordable Again column_Updated (2) https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/about-half-of-adults-with-aca-marketplace-coverage-are-small-business-owners-employees-or-self-employed/ https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/about-half-of-adults-with-aca-marketplace-coverage-are-small-business-owners-employees-or-self-employed/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=689147 https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/about-half-of-adults-with-aca-marketplace-coverage-are-small-business-owners-employees-or-self-employed/feed/ 0 689147 About Half of Adults with ACA Marketplace Coverage are Small Business Owners, Employees, or Self-Employed Share of adults (ages 19-64 years) that are employed by a small business or self-employed, 2024 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/health-costs-associated-with-pregnancy-childbirth-and-postpartum-care/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:50:07 +0000 559315 Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Post-Partum Care Cost_Feature (1) https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-do-healthcare-prices-and-use-in-the-u-s-compare-to-other-countries/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:58:37 +0000 256421 The U.S. spends nearly twice as much on healthcare per person as the average of peer nations https://www.kff.org/medicaid/5-key-facts-about-medicaids-share-of-national-health-spending/ https://www.kff.org/medicaid/5-key-facts-about-medicaids-share-of-national-health-spending/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:11:13 +0000 https://www.kff.org/medicaid/5-key-facts-about-medicaids-share-of-national-health-spending/feed/ 0 687488 Medicaid NHS no logo https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-enrollees-account-for-a-rising-share-of-inpatient-hospital-days/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:49:29 +0000 628484 Feature - 1 in 4 - Medicare Advantage hospital inpatient days https://www.kff.org/health-costs/tariffs-are-driving-up-premiums-for-small-businesses/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 686720 Tariffs_Aug 2025_no logo (1) https://www.kff.org/medicaid/health-provisions-in-the-2025-federal-budget-reconciliation-law/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:23:09 +0000 670303 250801_Fed-Budget-Reconciliation Law_Health Provisions_FI https://www.kff.org/medicare/health-costs-consume-a-large-portion-of-income-for-millions-of-people-with-medicare/ https://www.kff.org/medicare/health-costs-consume-a-large-portion-of-income-for-millions-of-people-with-medicare/#respond Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:24:44 +0000 https://www.kff.org/medicare/health-costs-consume-a-large-portion-of-income-for-millions-of-people-with-medicare/feed/ 0 685291 Medicare beneficiaries OOP spending as a share of Social Security income_FI https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-recent-manufacturer-savings-programs-may-impact-individual-out-of-pocket-spending-on-asthma-and-copd-inhalers/ https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-recent-manufacturer-savings-programs-may-impact-individual-out-of-pocket-spending-on-asthma-and-copd-inhalers/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:13:04 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=682265 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-recent-manufacturer-savings-programs-may-impact-individual-out-of-pocket-spending-on-asthma-and-copd-inhalers/feed/ 0 682265 COPD-and-Asthma-Inhalers_logo https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-much-and-why-aca-marketplace-premiums-are-going-up-in-2026/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:04:21 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=670776 670776 Update_ACA Premium Rate Filings for 2026_8.6.2025 https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-much-is-health-spending-expected-to-grow/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:03:02 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=presentation&p=160839 160839 e7VO8-u-s-health-spending-is-expected-to-reach-8-6-trillion-by-2033- https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-closer-look-at-the-50-billion-rural-health-fund-in-the-new-reconciliation-law/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:14:31 +0000 668959 FEATURE - A Closer Look at the $50 Billion Rural Health Fund in the New Reconciliation Law https://www.kff.org/medicaid/implementation-dates-for-2025-budget-reconciliation-law/ https://www.kff.org/medicaid/implementation-dates-for-2025-budget-reconciliation-law/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:34:20 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?p=683903 https://www.kff.org/medicaid/implementation-dates-for-2025-budget-reconciliation-law/feed/ 0 683903 250801_Tax-&-Budget-Law-Timeline_FI https://www.kff.org/medicaid/kff-health-tracking-poll-public-views-on-recent-tax-and-budget-legislation/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:12 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=poll-findings&p=669419 669419 250723_Public-Opinions-on-Tax-and-Budget-Bill-Effects_FI https://www.kff.org/health-costs/insurers-preliminary-rate-filings-anticipate-biggest-increases-in-aca-marketplace-plan-premiums-since-2018/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:19:52 +0000 669225 FI_News-Alert_Brand-blue https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/individual-market-insurers-requesting-largest-premium-increases-in-more-than-5-years/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000 https://www.kff.org/?post_type=issue-brief&p=668884 668884 Post 1