Lynne Cotter
@lynnemargalit.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at KFF focused on #PublicHealth and #HealthPolicy. Tracking critical KPIs on the US Health and Healthcare system #Access #Affordability #Wellbeing #QualityofCare #HealthSpending @ www.healthsystemtracker.org ❤️ #dataviz
Remote monitoring is a newer service, seen in both private markets and Medicare, aimed at increasing accessibility and outcomes. Here is an initial look at how much people with private insurance use it and how much is spent.
New from KFF and Peterson Center on Healthcare: Read about the types of patients and health conditions that use remote monitoring technologies as well as what is spent on these services.
🔗: https://on.kff.org/46x9XxX
🔗: https://on.kff.org/46x9XxX
November 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Remote monitoring is a newer service, seen in both private markets and Medicare, aimed at increasing accessibility and outcomes. Here is an initial look at how much people with private insurance use it and how much is spent.
Remote monitoring helps patients and physicians connect by measuring health-related outcomes. Here's how they are being used in the private market: www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Remote monitoring helps patients and physicians connect by measuring health-related outcomes. Here's how they are being used in the private market: www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
The ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits have more than doubled Marketplace enrollment since they were introduced — with most of the growth concentrated in a handful of southern, red states.
The credits will expire at the end of this year if Congress doesn’t act to extend them.
The credits will expire at the end of this year if Congress doesn’t act to extend them.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits have more than doubled Marketplace enrollment since they were introduced — with most of the growth concentrated in a handful of southern, red states.
The credits will expire at the end of this year if Congress doesn’t act to extend them.
The credits will expire at the end of this year if Congress doesn’t act to extend them.
What is the average cost of insurance for employees: #newdata from @kff www.kff.org/health-costs... of the data, @nytimes says "If the extra Obamacare subsidies expire... salaried workers at that income will get tax subsidies that aren’t available to entrepreneurs earning the same amount."
2025 Employer Health Benefits Survey | KFF
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. This...
www.kff.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What is the average cost of insurance for employees: #newdata from @kff www.kff.org/health-costs... of the data, @nytimes says "If the extra Obamacare subsidies expire... salaried workers at that income will get tax subsidies that aren’t available to entrepreneurs earning the same amount."
ACA Marketplace enrollees with incomes above the "Subsidy Cliff" would see a steep increase in their out-of-pocket premiums if the enhanced premium tax credits expire. @kff.org analysis here: www.kff.org/quick-take/a...
A Steep Subsidy Cliff Looms for Older Middle-Income Enrollees if ACA Enhanced Tax Credits Expire
The expiration of the ACA enhanced premium tax credits at the end of this year would reintroduce the “subsidy cliff,” which abruptly ends the credit for Marketplace enrollees earning over 400% of pove...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
ACA Marketplace enrollees with incomes above the "Subsidy Cliff" would see a steep increase in their out-of-pocket premiums if the enhanced premium tax credits expire. @kff.org analysis here: www.kff.org/quick-take/a...
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
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October 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you're just learning about KFF, we’re a nonpartisan health policy research, polling, and news organization. We have no connection to Kaiser Permanente and we're not a foundation. Please call us KFF, our legal operating name. More here: www.kff.org/about-us/.
CDC Wonder, the source for data on US mortality, cancer, population (and more) is down.
October 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
CDC Wonder, the source for data on US mortality, cancer, population (and more) is down.
ACA Marketplace enrollees stimulate the economy, and @rwjf.org and @urbaninstitute.bsky.social estimate $32 billion in lost revenue in 2026, and ⬆️$7.7 billion in uncompensated health care if subsidies expire. www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
Changes in Health Care Spending and Uncompensated Care Under Enhanced Tax Credit Expiration for Marketplace Coverage
If the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits expire, hospitals, physicians, and other providers would face more than $32.1 billion in lost revenue and a $7.7 billion spike in uncomp...
www.rwjf.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
ACA Marketplace enrollees stimulate the economy, and @rwjf.org and @urbaninstitute.bsky.social estimate $32 billion in lost revenue in 2026, and ⬆️$7.7 billion in uncompensated health care if subsidies expire. www.rwjf.org/en/insights/...
Most Americans (86%) would be concerned if millions of their fellow Americans lost health insurance.
If the ACA enhanced tax credits expire, the vast majority of people would be concerned about health insurance being affordable, millions becoming uninsured, and small businesses being impacted.
October 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Most Americans (86%) would be concerned if millions of their fellow Americans lost health insurance.
80% of #obamacare #ACA health care tax credits go went to enrollees in Trump-won states, @kff.org analysis shows.
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
More Than 3 in 4 ACA Marketplace Enrollees Live in States Won by President Trump in 2024
As Democrats push for an extension of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, new data from KFF show the extent to which states won by Trump in 2024 have come to rely on the ACA Marketplaces and the t...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
80% of #obamacare #ACA health care tax credits go went to enrollees in Trump-won states, @kff.org analysis shows.
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
www.kff.org/quick-take/m...
Wondering what the ACA expiring premium tax credits mean for household budgets? Drew lays it out: www.kff.org/from-drew-al...
September 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wondering what the ACA expiring premium tax credits mean for household budgets? Drew lays it out: www.kff.org/from-drew-al...
#Tariffs don't just impact the cost of household goods, they also increase the cost of prescription drugs. KFF analysis finds that the small group market has more prescription drugs claims, so tariffs may have an outsized impact on small businesses.
www.kff.org/health-costs... #healthinsurance
www.kff.org/health-costs... #healthinsurance
Tariffs Are Driving up Premiums for Small Businesses | KFF
Some insurers in the ACA’s small group market are citing tariffs, particularly those affecting prescriptions drugs, as a reason for higher-than-expected premium increases.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#Tariffs don't just impact the cost of household goods, they also increase the cost of prescription drugs. KFF analysis finds that the small group market has more prescription drugs claims, so tariffs may have an outsized impact on small businesses.
www.kff.org/health-costs... #healthinsurance
www.kff.org/health-costs... #healthinsurance
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
The Senate’s failure to pass a spending bill last week raises the stakes for 24M people in the ACA marketplaces who could see significantly higher premiums next year if the enhanced tax credits expire.
More from @drewaltman.bsky.social via @nytimes.com: nyti.ms/46k2XE2
More from @drewaltman.bsky.social via @nytimes.com: nyti.ms/46k2XE2
September 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Senate’s failure to pass a spending bill last week raises the stakes for 24M people in the ACA marketplaces who could see significantly higher premiums next year if the enhanced tax credits expire.
More from @drewaltman.bsky.social via @nytimes.com: nyti.ms/46k2XE2
More from @drewaltman.bsky.social via @nytimes.com: nyti.ms/46k2XE2
KFF analysis of rate filings shows small group insurers are raising prices an average of 11% in 2026. Not as staggering as the individual market (18%) but still substantial. www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-mu...
#healthcare #costs #insurance
#healthcare #costs #insurance
How much and why premiums are going up for small businesses in 2026 - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Each year, health insurers submit rate filings to state regulators outlining their expectations for the coming year and proposing premium changes for Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant plans. This an...
www.healthsystemtracker.org
September 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
KFF analysis of rate filings shows small group insurers are raising prices an average of 11% in 2026. Not as staggering as the individual market (18%) but still substantial. www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-mu...
#healthcare #costs #insurance
#healthcare #costs #insurance
Delivering a baby + postpartum care costs an average of $20,000, with $2,700 paid out of pocket.
C-sections are more expensive as well, plus there are additional costs for infant healthcare. #pregnancy #birth #healthcare #healthcarecosts www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/health...
C-sections are more expensive as well, plus there are additional costs for infant healthcare. #pregnancy #birth #healthcare #healthcarecosts www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/health...
Health costs associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Pregnancy is one of the most common causes of hospitalization among non-elderly people. In addition to the cost of the birth itself, pregnancy also involves costs associated with prenatal visits as we...
www.healthsystemtracker.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Delivering a baby + postpartum care costs an average of $20,000, with $2,700 paid out of pocket.
C-sections are more expensive as well, plus there are additional costs for infant healthcare. #pregnancy #birth #healthcare #healthcarecosts www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/health...
C-sections are more expensive as well, plus there are additional costs for infant healthcare. #pregnancy #birth #healthcare #healthcarecosts www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/health...
Q: The US spends almost 2x on healthcare - why? Is it the 💰prices, or ⬆️use?
A: It's (still) the prices. We pay 2x prices (and often use less: fewer in-person physician visits, shorter hospital stays) www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
#Quality #Affordability #Healthcare
A: It's (still) the prices. We pay 2x prices (and often use less: fewer in-person physician visits, shorter hospital stays) www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
#Quality #Affordability #Healthcare
How healthcare prices and utilization in the United States compare to peer nations? - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This chart collection compares indicators of health care utilization and prices in the United States and 11 similarly wealthy countries to investigate whether higher prices or higher utilization of he...
www.healthsystemtracker.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Q: The US spends almost 2x on healthcare - why? Is it the 💰prices, or ⬆️use?
A: It's (still) the prices. We pay 2x prices (and often use less: fewer in-person physician visits, shorter hospital stays) www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
#Quality #Affordability #Healthcare
A: It's (still) the prices. We pay 2x prices (and often use less: fewer in-person physician visits, shorter hospital stays) www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
#Quality #Affordability #Healthcare
Rates of 🚬cigarette use and 🍺🍷 binge drinking have gone down:
🚬 16% in 2021 to 13.1% in 2024 ⬇️
🍺🍷 21.7% in 2021 to 20.1% in 2024⬇️
Teens are also using alcohol less:
Use in past month: 15.6% in 2021 to 13.3% in 2024
Marijuana use in adults over 26 is increasing:
🍃17.3% in 2021 to 21.7% in 2024
🚬 16% in 2021 to 13.1% in 2024 ⬇️
🍺🍷 21.7% in 2021 to 20.1% in 2024⬇️
Teens are also using alcohol less:
Use in past month: 15.6% in 2021 to 13.3% in 2024
Marijuana use in adults over 26 is increasing:
🍃17.3% in 2021 to 21.7% in 2024
July 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Rates of 🚬cigarette use and 🍺🍷 binge drinking have gone down:
🚬 16% in 2021 to 13.1% in 2024 ⬇️
🍺🍷 21.7% in 2021 to 20.1% in 2024⬇️
Teens are also using alcohol less:
Use in past month: 15.6% in 2021 to 13.3% in 2024
Marijuana use in adults over 26 is increasing:
🍃17.3% in 2021 to 21.7% in 2024
🚬 16% in 2021 to 13.1% in 2024 ⬇️
🍺🍷 21.7% in 2021 to 20.1% in 2024⬇️
Teens are also using alcohol less:
Use in past month: 15.6% in 2021 to 13.3% in 2024
Marijuana use in adults over 26 is increasing:
🍃17.3% in 2021 to 21.7% in 2024
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
“I had to come back for the insurance, because they informed me this year that I’m on COBRA,” said Venus Williams in a post-match interview at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open.
Williams, 45, became the oldest woman to win on the Women’s Tennis Association tour since 2004.
Learn more about COBRA.⤵️
Williams, 45, became the oldest woman to win on the Women’s Tennis Association tour since 2004.
Learn more about COBRA.⤵️
July 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“I had to come back for the insurance, because they informed me this year that I’m on COBRA,” said Venus Williams in a post-match interview at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open.
Williams, 45, became the oldest woman to win on the Women’s Tennis Association tour since 2004.
Learn more about COBRA.⤵️
Williams, 45, became the oldest woman to win on the Women’s Tennis Association tour since 2004.
Learn more about COBRA.⤵️
I do love the math.
Are you more likely to die on your birthday?
Come for the math, stay for the existential crisis.
pudding.cool/2025/04/birt...
Come for the math, stay for the existential crisis.
pudding.cool/2025/04/birt...
Are you more likely to die on your birthday?
Yes. We’ll run a study to show you how, and why.
pudding.cool
July 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I do love the math.
In Georgia, families used pandemic-boosted SNAP benefits to buy grapes, strawberries, eggs and fresh vegetables from local grocers.
They worry about what the budget bill will do to their ability to eat healthy foods.
🤷🏾 "I'd buy hotdogs."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #MAHA #foodsystems
They worry about what the budget bill will do to their ability to eat healthy foods.
🤷🏾 "I'd buy hotdogs."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #MAHA #foodsystems
Cuts to Food Benefits Stand in the Way of RFK Jr.’s Goals for a Healthier National Diet - KFF Health News
The Trump administration has said improving American nutrition is a priority, but deep cuts to federal food assistance could lead people to forgo healthy food in favor of cheaper alternatives.
kffhealthnews.org
July 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In Georgia, families used pandemic-boosted SNAP benefits to buy grapes, strawberries, eggs and fresh vegetables from local grocers.
They worry about what the budget bill will do to their ability to eat healthy foods.
🤷🏾 "I'd buy hotdogs."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #MAHA #foodsystems
They worry about what the budget bill will do to their ability to eat healthy foods.
🤷🏾 "I'd buy hotdogs."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #MAHA #foodsystems
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
Across 105 ACA Marketplace insurers in 19 states and D.C. that have submitted rate filings so far, most are requesting increases of 10% to 20% for 2026.
More than a quarter are proposing premium increases of 20% or more: on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
More than a quarter are proposing premium increases of 20% or more: on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
July 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Across 105 ACA Marketplace insurers in 19 states and D.C. that have submitted rate filings so far, most are requesting increases of 10% to 20% for 2026.
More than a quarter are proposing premium increases of 20% or more: on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
More than a quarter are proposing premium increases of 20% or more: on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
New: The Congressional Budget Office's official estimate of the Republican tax and spending bill finds it would increase the number of people uninsured by 10 million by 2034.
July 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
New: The Congressional Budget Office's official estimate of the Republican tax and spending bill finds it would increase the number of people uninsured by 10 million by 2034.
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
A new analysis of early rate filings shows ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 15% for 2026.
This would be the largest hike in premiums since 2018 — the last time policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium growth. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
This would be the largest hike in premiums since 2018 — the last time policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium growth. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
July 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A new analysis of early rate filings shows ACA Marketplace insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 15% for 2026.
This would be the largest hike in premiums since 2018 — the last time policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium growth. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
This would be the largest hike in premiums since 2018 — the last time policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium growth. on.kff.org/3TIMVwq
Reposted by Lynne Cotter
New: Early reports from ACA insurers show the biggest premium increases in years, driven by:
*An expected sicker pool of enrollees if enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire at the end of this year
* Tariffs
* Higher health care costs
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/indivi...
*An expected sicker pool of enrollees if enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire at the end of this year
* Tariffs
* Higher health care costs
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/indivi...
Individual market insurers requesting largest premium increases in more than 5 years - Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Early indications are that individual market insurers will be increasing premiums in 2026 by more than they have since 2018, the last time policy uncertainty contributed to sharp premium increases. Ac...
www.healthsystemtracker.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
New: Early reports from ACA insurers show the biggest premium increases in years, driven by:
*An expected sicker pool of enrollees if enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire at the end of this year
* Tariffs
* Higher health care costs
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/indivi...
*An expected sicker pool of enrollees if enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire at the end of this year
* Tariffs
* Higher health care costs
www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/indivi...