Latest KFF Health News Stories
Judge Dismisses Sen. Johnson’s Lawsuit Against Health Law Provision
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is challenging the requirement that members of Congress and their staffs get government-subsidized health care through the law’s online marketplaces, but U.S. District Judge William Griesbach in Wisconsin says Johnson and his aide had not been harmed by the law.
Drug Industry News: FDA Offers Warning About Compounding Pharmacy; More On Sovaldi
This latest warning is the Food and Drug Administration’s third in 15 months.
Out-Of-Pocket Costs Rising Significantly For Medicare Beneficiaries: Report
The analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation examines seniors’ costs from 2000 to 2010. Also, another story focuses on a new Medicare effort to find ways to exempt beneficiaries from the requirement that they be in the hospital for three days before they qualify for nursing home coverage.
Debate Heats Up Over Physicians’ Skill Reviews
In other news regarding medical practice, the federal database detailing payments to doctors from the drug and device industries is plagued by error messages.
Newborns’ Health Indicators Improve Despite Economic, Health Disparities
The Washington Post reports on this development.
Senate, House Conference Panel Makes Small Advances On VA Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said the Senate will accept some offset on the cost of the package, a demand from the House. But the negotiations still have other issues to resolve. Meanwhile, the nominee to lead the agency prepares to testify before the Senate, and a new report examines problems at the VA.
Health Policy And The Campaign Trail: Reports From Minnesota And Virginia
Headlines highlight how health policy issues — and the health law in particular — are playing in these races.
Despite Controversies And Doubts, Cover Oregon Board Meeting To Plan For The Future
The board directing the troubled Oregon health exchange is meeting this week to begin making recommendations about next steps and the future. In addition, Washington’s health benefit exchange faces challenges of its own.
Viewpoints: ‘Entitlement Meltdown;’ Improving Medicare Advantage; ‘Sloppy Work Habits’ At CDC
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
State Highlights: Fla. Cracks Down On Direct Medicaid Marketing
A selection of health policy stories from Hawaii, California, Virginia, Kansas and Maryland.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a report about how anger over narrow networks is bubbling up.
White House, State Regulators Focus On Insurer Networks
The New York Times reports that standards are being developed to protect consumers’ choices of doctors and hospitals under the health law’s new insurance plans. Also, the Wall Street Journal checks in on how the ranks of the uninsured are reacting to the overhaul.
Florida’s Dominant Insurer Signals Increases Ahead For Exchange Plans
News outlets from Colorado, Missouri, Washington, Oregon and Minnesota report on developments regarding the online insurances marketplaces, coverage and premium costs.
New Poll Finds Consumers Have Trouble Comparing Physicians’ Quality Of Care
Also in the news, many specialists are calling foul on new recertification rules, which they say are creating a never-ending process.
Cost Of Sovaldi And Other Specialty Drugs Worries States, Pharmaceutical Executives
News outlets continue to examine how Solvadi – usually an expensive cure for hepatitis-C – might affect budgets.
How Is The Health Law Working On The Local Level?
News outlets offer local takes on how the health law is having an effect on the ground.
Sen. Alexander Highlights ACA Opposition To Burnish Conservative Credentials
Health care issues play a role in federal and state campaigns across the country.
Virginia Gov. Continues His Pitch For Medicaid Expansion
Gov. Terry McAuliffe took his push to the people who would likely gain coverage if the Virginia expanded the low- income insurance program. Meanwhile, a White House study makes a case that Kansas is losing big money and lots of jobs as a result of its decision not to pursue the expansion.
Obamacare’s Health IT Rules Bring Challenges, Opportunities
A CEO of a huge software company finds out that the system isn’t working perfectly. And, a profile of a company simplifying the system as well as a look at some “hazards” of electronic medical records.
For Medicare, Good News For Future, Changes In Hospice Rules
And a new report by a conservative group identifies Medicare Advantage cuts by congressional district.
