Latest KFF Health News Stories
With Analysis Of GOP Bill, States And Localities Begin To Confront Possible Funding Cuts
Local officials worry about the effects on older residents, people enrolled in Medicaid, hospitals and mental health coverage.
GOP Caught Between Holding Line On Core Beliefs And Appeasing Voters Who Put Trump In Office
There’s a lot at stake politically for the lawmakers who are working to push the replacement plan through Congress.
GOP’s Replacement Plan Does Little To Inch Toward Ever-Elusive Balanced Budget
The legislation put forth by the usually budget-conscious party doesn’t do much in terms of overall government savings. In other news on the American Health Care Act: Moody’s Investors Service reports it will squeeze states’ finances; a simple fix no one wants to make; “gig workers” get nervous; Planned Parenthood zeroes in on moderate Republicans; selling insurance across state lines; and more.
Trump To Put Some White House Muscle Into Rallying Conservatives Ahead Of Health Vote
President Donald Trump already flipped some “no” votes to “yes” last week, and he’s expected to keep up the efforts as he works with GOP leadership to get their health plan through the House.
Governors: GOP Medicaid Plan Shifts Significant Cost To States, Provides Almost No New Flexibility
Republican governors from Ohio, Michigan, Nevada and Arkansas wrote a letter expressing their disappointment with the current version of the American Health Care Act.
Adding Work Requirements For Medicaid Helps Sway Some Reluctant Republicans
President Donald Trump met with members of the Republican Study Committee on Friday to discuss changes they wanted to see made to the American Health Care Act before they could vote for it.
Changes To GOP Plan Will Provide Relief To Older Americans, Ryan Promises
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) spoke about the tweaks they would make to the American Health Care Act after the Congressional Budget Office predicted older, rural Americans would be negatively affected under the legislation.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the nation.
Different Takes: Attacking And Defending The GOP Health Plan
Editorial pages feature arguments from all sides of the current congressional debate about health policy.
Policy Perspectives: Examining The Issues And Answers In The Health Law Repeal-And-Replace Debate
Opinion writers across the country detail some of the key issues, winners and losers that are emerging as Republicans attempt to undo the Affordable Care Act and replace it with the House GOP’s American Health Care Act.
Research Roundup: Ads Spur Enrollment; Unplanned Births; Network Adequacy
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Outlets report on news from Minnesota, Maryland, California, Texas, Michigan, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia and Massachusetts.
Momentous Abortion Case Heard By Kansas Supreme Court
The decision in the case could affect years of efforts by abortion opponents.
For Those Addicted To Opioids, Injuries Often Go Far Beyond Drugs Themselves
“I would say at least 75 percent, every three of four patients who comes in after an overdose has some sort of associated injury, whether it’s a minor injury or major injury from that overdose,” says Dr. Ali Raja, the vice chair of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Jury Deliberates On Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Case Caused By Compounding Pharmacy
Barry Cadden, co-founder and former president of the New England Compounding Center, faces second-degree murder charges, as well as fraud and other allegations. The contamination killed 64 with another 700 sickened across 20 states.
Kansas Lawmakers Begin Efforts To Reverse Brownback’s Cuts To Medicaid
The governor last summer reduced funding for KanCare by $56 million. Also, some Iowa residents with disabilities say the new Medicaid managed care plans are cutting the amount of assistance they get, and an effort by Texas to change Medicaid payment rules helps lower the number of early elective births.
A General Found A Way To Reduce Veteran Suicide — But The Army Isn’t Adopting It
Major General Dana Pittard implemented a strategy at Fort Bliss in Texas so that it had the lowest suicide rate of any major Army installation in the world. But despite it being acknowledged as a model of success, the Army as a whole hasn’t implemented it.
Drastic Health Cuts In Trump Budget Panned As ‘Cartoon Villain Approach To Biomedical Innovation’
Scientists and industry speak out about President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to health spending.
