Latest KFF Health News Stories
Presidential Campaigns Jockey For Support From Seniors, Hispanic Voters
Press reports detail how both the Romney and Obama campaigns are taking steps to attract these voting blocs.
Efforts To Reach Fiscal Deal Gain Momentum
Some Capitol Hill lawmakers are increasingly pushing to find a way to avert a fiscal crisis. Also in the news from Congress, Republicans continue their investigation of the White House’s negotiations with health care interest groups during the health law debate in 2009.
Health Exchange Progress Pending In Some States … Along With Court Decision
Meanwhile, implementation issues related to health exchanges, such as the importance of a state’s insurance market, are emerging. Also, a model for exchange development has been unveiled.
State Roundup: Md. Hospital Rate-Setting System Under Scrutiny
News outlets report on a variety of health policy news in Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon and Texas.
Sept. 11 Compensation Fund To Cover Cancer Costs
A Sept. 11 compensation fund will cover the treatment of many different kinds of cancers — at a cost of up to $147 million — for people exposed to toxic material during and after the attacks.
Organized Rallies Around U.S. Decry Contraception Coverage Mandate
More than 100 organized rallies in states around the nation this weekend decried the Obama administration decision to require insurers and employers to cover contraception in their health plans as an attack on their religious freedom.
Getting To The Bottom Of Hospital Bills’ ‘Gross Charges’
The Philadelphi Inquirer details exactly how hospital bills are supposed to handle charges for people without insurance.
The Los Angeles Times profiles the Anthem Blue Cross president.
Medicaid: Managed Care Contracts, Copay Proposals Make State News
State Medicaid programs — including both managed care contracts and new copay proposals — are making news in Ohio, California, Florida and Arizona.
A selection of editorials and opinons on health care policy from around the country.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that UnitedHealthcare plans to honor some health law provisions regardless of what the Supreme Court decides.
State Medicaid Head: Uncertainty, Legislative Politics Have Slowed State Implementation
Andy Allison, Arkansas Medicaid director and president of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, is adamant that cash-strapped states won’t be able to do much to expand coverage to the uninsured if the Supreme Court strikes down the law.
Stakes High For Consumers And Industry As Court Weighs Health Law
If the Supreme Court strikes down part or all of the 2010 federal health law, millions of Americans – including the uninsured, young adults and the chronically ill – could be affected.
Health Insurance Exchanges In Many States Held Up By Uncertainty About Supreme Court
State-based health insurance exchanges – a centerpiece of the law designed to expand coverage to millions of people – are on hold as many states delay implementation of the federal health law.
Ex-Medicare Chief Vladeck: Deaths Will Increase If SCOTUS Strikes Health Law
Bruce Vladeck, who ran Medicare and Medicaid under President Clinton, forecasts “chaos” in the health care delivery system if the Supreme Court strikes down the health law.
Republicans Renew Attack On 2009 Obama/Drug Industry Deal For Health Law
GOP lawmakers released more memos from 2009 detailing negotiations between the White House and pharmaceutical companies about supporting the health law.
Toobin’s Tips On SCOTUS Decision
Every week, KHN reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni selects interesting reading from around the Web. ABC News: Health Scare: How Much Will You Pay For Health Care? When the nurse calls my name, I head up to the check-in desk. “I’m sorry,” she says as she lowers her eyes and hands me the phone. On the […]
‘Health Reform Bracketology’ Offers Roadmap To ACA’s Future
When is the Supreme Court like the NCAA? When health care consultant Mike Leavitt works up an interactive PDF bracket to lay out many of the possible scenarios that could result from the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the health law, combined with the outcome of November elections. It comes with all the tension and […]
Rewarding Docs For Efficiency Reaps Savings For Insurer
Can bonuses of $10,000 or more spur primary care doctors to cut expensive hospital admissions and emergency room visits without harming care? CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield says the answer is yes. The insurer, which covers people in Maryland, Washington and Virginia, says its “patient-centered medical program” shaved $40 million — or 1.5 percent — off expected costs last year, its first in operation. Much […]
Today’s Headlines – June 8, 2012
Good morning and happy Friday! Here are some headlines to get your weekend rolling: The New York Times’ The Caucus: New Poll: The Supreme Court And The Health Care Law More than two-thirds of Americans hope the Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the 2010 health care law, according to a new poll […]