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GOP lawmakers may be looking forward to Tuesday's House Oversight Committee hearing because it offers them another chance to put the Obama administration on the spot regarding the health law. But the Department of Health and Human Services is making it clear that it would like some distance between senior Medicare officials and Jonathan Gruber.
Hospitals are pushing the manufacturers to begin to take on risk for products such as pacemakers and other implantable devices, reports Modern Healthcare. Other stories look at contractors seeking new health law business, how health care has delivered the strongest mutual fund performance of any sector over the past five years and how H&R Block is now bundling tax and health care services.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Florida and North Dakota. News outlets also examine how states are eyeing Medicaid "super-utilizers" to reduce costs and take a look at a state-by-state ranking of mental health services.
The decision by the state board of health was a victory for Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, who had campaigned on the promise that he would reverse regulations put in place during the administration of Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell. The process could take as long as two years.
Republican leaders are steering the measure toward a smoother path than last year's effort, which led to a partial government shut-down.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will lead the Senate, says getting the votes needed from Democrats to meet the GOP's goal of repealing the law would be very difficult.
American Manufacturing Co. won the exemption because its owner, Gregory Hall, is an ordained Catholic deacon in Texas. He fundamentally opposes the forms of birth control that are specified by the Affordable Care Act provision that requires this coverage.
In states like Florida, North Carolina and Texas that declined to expand Medicaid, residents in low-wage jobs are discovering that they can't afford coverage because they make too little to qualify for federal subsidies but too much to qualify for Medicaid. Meanwhile, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch chronicles a couple that got insurance in the nick of time and California Healthline looks at why some legal immigrants are not enrolling.
According to the Obama administration, consumers may need to be willing to switch plans to ensure that their coverage is affordable.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Each week, KHN's Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
A selection of health policy stories from California, Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, Virginia and New York.
The three whistleblowers were instrumental in uncovering service delays and other problems for veterans, the Office of Special Counsel says. Also, the VA will examine allegations of misconduct at a Minnesota facility and a dying veteran confronts bureaucratic problems.
The new rules would dump any doctor or medical provider with a pattern of bad billing the program. Elsewhere, the deadline to sign up for private Medicare plans looms.
The Washington Post reports on how politics and posturing related to the health law are playing out on Capitol Hill. In addition, Politico interviews incoming Ways & Means Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., about his policy visions.
Backers of the legislation, which would allow people with disabilities to have tax-free bank accounts to pay health care expenses and a range of other costs, are urging quick action by the Senate. Meanwhile, the future of Children's Health Insurance Program is also a hot topic.
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