Median out-of-pocket spending for families with individual coverage dropped sharply in 2014 as the Affordable Care Act was implemented.

New membership figures released by California regulators highlight macro trends in the state's private health insurance markets.

Many who rely on federal tax credits to buy health plans through Covered California experience frustration and even hardship because of the complexity of IRS rules, according to a tax preparer.

Research on three consecutive open enrollment periods identifies important obstacles confronting California consumers when shopping online for health insurance.

National health spending accelerated in 2014 as more Americans gained health coverage through individual insurance or expanded Medicaid eligibility.

While Latinos in California have experienced important improvements in access to health insurance and care under the Affordable Care Act, they continue to lag behind Whites in important measures.

In California, coverage in the individual market expanded in historic proportions in the first year of the ACA. Group coverage shrank, but the overall size of the employer-sponsored health insurance market remains to be seen.

The percentage of people who sign up for a plan, pay a monthly premium, and gain health insurance coverage is reported through the "effectuation rate."

Two things that many people would rather not deal with — taxes and health insurance — are appearing together this tax season thanks to the ACA.

With its second annual open enrollment campaign completed, Covered California is now turning its attention to some of the complicated, critical issues around benefit design.