Latest KFF Health News Stories
Democrats In Tough La., Pa., and Fla. Races Embrace Health Law
Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Rep. Allyson Schwartz, who is running for governor of Pennsylvania, and Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist tout the improvements from the law.
Lawsuit Challenging Health Law Subsidies Gains Backing Of 38 GOP Lawmakers
The challenge, brought by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., targets the rule allowing the federal government to pay part of the health insurance premiums for lawmakers and some staffers.
Survey: Most Americans Favor Health Law’s Birth Control Coverage Mandate
Though this health law provision continues to be controversial and is the subject of various legal challenges, a recent survey conducted by University of Michigan researchers found that 69 percent of Americans support the requirement.
A selection of health policy stories from Ohio, Oklahoma, California, Idaho, Tennessee, Nebraska, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Georgia and Washington state.
Va. Lawmakers Back At Work, But Not Dealing With Medicaid Impasse
Republicans in the General Assembly are opposed to expanding the program for low-income residents, but that could threaten the passage of a state budget. Meanwhile, news outlets look at the issue in North Carolina, Missouri and Arizona.
Viewpoints: Health Spending Ready To Start Climbing Again; Cruz’s ‘Nightmare’ Comes True
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a range of health policy news reports, including developments related to the health law, to the marketplace and at the state level.
Trials And Tribulations Of Expanded Health Coverage
News outlets report how, as the overhaul “chips away” at the nation’s number of people without insurance, the law’s solutions to the problem often come with challenges of their own.
Detailing The Winners: Who Scored The Most Health Exchange Sign-Ups
In California, it was Anthem Blue Cross, while Kaiser Permanente, Rocky Mountain Health Plans and the Colorado HealthOP appeared to fare well through that state’s online insurance marketplace. Meanwhile, reports also track how the small business exchanges did in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Polls Offer Competing Visions Of Electorate’s Views On Health Law
A Fox poll finds more than half of voters are inclined to support candidates that oppose the health overhaul, but Democrats say that other polls show a band of independent voters who may not like the law but don’t want it repealed.
New Painkiller, With Fewer Side-Effects, Up For FDA Approval
The drug, Moxduo, allows patients to take lower doses of other painkillers. Elsewhere, a Food and Drug Administration official talks about another painkiller, Zohydro.
McAuliffe Renews His Push To Expand Virginia’s Medicaid Program
Medicaid expansion news from Virginia and Kansas as well as a report about how some CHIP advocates are now concerned about how the expansion could impact the insurance program for children.
Supreme Court Weighs Truth-In-Labeling Issue In Case Involving Juice Product
The makers of a pomegranate juice called Pom Wonderful ask the court to rule that Coca-Cola is falsely labeling its Pomegranate Blueberry juice that is 99.4 percent apple and grape juice.
Novartis To Buy GlaxoSmithKline’s Oncology Unit
The deal, worth billions, will also see Novartis sell its vaccines unit to Glaxo and partner with Glaxo on their consumer divisions. Novartis also said it will sell its animal health division to Eli Lily.
A selection of health policy stories from Tennessee, Hawaii, Florida, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Kansas.
Viewpoints: The Case Against Jenny McCarthy’s Vaccine Stand; Apathy On HIV; Defeating Alzheimer’s
A selection of health policy editorials and commentaries from around the country.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including marketplace news about the Novartis purchase of GlaxoSmithKline’s oncology unit for $14.5 billion.
Viewpoints: How Dems Should Run On Obamacare; A $54,000 Copter Ride
A selection of opinions and editorials from around the country.
Hospitals Ask Officials For Easier ACO Bonuses
The American Hospital Association is making the plea as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services looks to beef up the program.
Ohio Inmates Getting Medicaid; Va. Hospitals Pushing Legislature
As prison inmates in Ohio gain their freedom, state officials are trying to get many of them enrolled in health coverage for low-income people. In Virginia, where the General Assembly is at an impasse on the budget because of the dispute over expanding Medicaid, hospitals seek to convey their message about the economic costs.
