Did the Affordable Care Act Make Health Care More Affordable? Narrated by: Cynthia Cox Published: Jul 9, 2026

WATCH Part 3: How Affordable is the Affordable Care Act? The ACA has been criticized for not living up to its name. But has it actually failed on affordability? The answer is complicated — and consequential. KFF’s Cynthia Cox, Senior Vice President and Director of the Program on the ACA, looks at the ACA's record and how the expiration of the enhanced premium tax credits put a spotlight on health care affordability that extends beyond Marketplace enrollees. https://www.kff.org/health-costs/did-the-affordable-care-act-make-health-care-more-affordable/?utm_campaign=KFF-Health-Costs&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8moZxbEK25qUeSmldAxBIe-SATow8tKDccVxzpybLa-JKkhEBZhr9M-r0iCTzIawPMsdtIaIUxcMxUdu66IVNYEBFZ9g&_hsmi=427505920&utm_content=427505920&utm_source=hs_email