Viewpoints: Medicaid Expansion Spreading; ‘GOP’s Woman Problem’
A selection of opinions and editorials around the country.
The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news.
42,981 - 43,000 of 112,177 Results
A selection of opinions and editorials around the country.
Marketplace developments across the country, including in Minnesota, Maryland, Georgia and California.
These doctor-patient conversations had been labeled "death panels" by opponents of the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, in a bid to reduce backlogs, Medicare offers a deal to hospitals to pay 68 percent of short-term stay medical claims that were rejected by outside auditors.
The nomination of Michael Botticelli to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy symbolizes the shift toward dealing with drug use as a public health issue rather than as a criminal justice one, The Washington Post reports. Reuters looks at how opioid abuse fears keep cancer patients from getting pain relief.
The financial ground is changing for doctors in private practice and for patients seeking care.
Tenn. Gov. Bill Haslam says the state may soon send a proposal to Washington, while Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he is "cautiously optimistic" that he can come to terms on expansion with the Obama administration.
The New York Times takes a critical look at small military hospitals where the limited number of patients may compromise doctors' ability to treat serious problems. Other stories look at a surge in surgery prices and at programs to standardize children's surgical care.
News outlets focused on varying aspects of the health law's costs to consumers.
Another ruling in Louisiana also puts a temporary hold on a restrictive law in that state -- one that would require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including an analysis of care at small military hospitals and a look at the $8 billion in health law taxes that come due Sept. 30.
A U.S. District judge ruled that the law's provision requiring abortion facilities to meet certain surgical standards was unconstitutional.
Officials for the state's online health marketplace also ask lawmakers to increase the cap on general fund money they can use for marketing.
Gov. Tom Corbett reached a deal with the Obama administration to use federal funds to put about 500,000 low-income residents into managed care plans already used by the state.
News outlets also look at a looming court decision on the health law's subsidies and the potential impact of big data on health outcomes.
News outlets look at health care issues in California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Texas and Washington, D.C.
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
The announcement about the testing comes as the outbreak in West Africa grows. The World Health Organizations says it could have infected more than 20,000 people.
Women's advocacy groups complain that the plan doesn't have "teeth" needed to make a change, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The hospitals complain that the shift is a problem because they are getting less funding for the uninsured.
© 2026 KFF