Consumers Will Continue to Find Affordable Options in the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2016

Report: Consumers Will Continue to Find Affordable Options in the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2016

Today, HHS released a new report detailing affordability and plan choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace.  It finds that with applicable tax credits, more than 7 in 10 current Marketplace enrollees could find plans for $75 a month in premiums or less, and almost 8 in 10 could find plans for $100 a month in premiums or less.

The press release is here:  http://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/30/consumers-will-continue-find-affordable-options-health-insurance-marketplace-2016.html

The report is here: http://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/135461/2016%20Marketplace%20Premium%20Landscape%20Issue%20Brief%2010-30-15%20FINAL.pdf

Continuing its commitment to data transparency, today, CMS also released a number public use data files.

For the Health Insurance Marketplace Landscape files visit: https://www.healthcare.gov/health-and-dental-plan-datasets-for-researchers-and-issuers/

For Health Insurance Marketplace Public Use Files that include detailed information for researchers for the 2016 plan year as well as the machine-readable Public Use File visit: https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Data-Resources/marketplace-puf.html

For the Rate Review Public Use File which includes information on final 2016 rates in the individual and small group markets for plans inside and outside of the Marketplace for all states and the District of Columbia visit: https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Data-Resources/ratereview.html