According to CBO's estimates, about 150 million Americans under the age of 65 currently have an employment-based health insurance plan as their primary source of coverage, and another 13 million people have primary health insurance coverage purchased directly from an insurer. Private insurance finances about one-third of the $2.4 trillion spent in this country in 2010 for health care services.
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Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court DecisionJul 2012 - Updated estimates of the budgetary effects of the health insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) taking into account the Supreme Court decision that essentially made the expansion of the Medicaid program under the ACA a state option.
Letter to the Honorable John Boehner providing an estimate for H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare ActJul 2012 - CBO and the JCT have estimated the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6079, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2012.
Employment- Based Health InsuranceMar 2012 - CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation continue to expect that the Affordable Care Act will lead to a small reduction in the number of people receiving employment-based health insurance.
An Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActNov 2009 - Letter to the Honorable Evan Bayh.
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Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage—February 2013 Baseline
data or technical informationFebruary 5, 2013H.R. 1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011
cost estimateNovember 7, 2012Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act
reportSeptember 19, 2012CBO Releases Two Analyses Related to the Affordable Care Act
blog postJuly 24, 2012Letter to the Honorable John Boehner providing an estimate for H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act
cost estimateJuly 24, 2012Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act Updated for the Recent Supreme Court Decision
reportJuly 24, 2012Upcoming Health Care Analyses
blog postJuly 23, 2012Update on CBO's Response to the Supreme Court's Decision Regarding the Affordable Care Act
blog postJuly 9, 2012
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