Latest KFF Health News Stories
A selection of health policy stories from Massachusetts, Texas and Minnesota.
Parsing Obamacare’s Impact On Business, Insurers And Parolees
Media outlets explore how the law might affect those buying less expensive policies, businesses anxious about new investments and those recently released from prison.
Medicare Drug Program Gets Senator’s Scrutiny After Vulnerability Report
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., intends to ask the HHS inspector general to examine the specifics of the prescribing scams targeting the program.
3 States Take Divergent Paths On Health Care For Poor
Media outlets explore the decisions made by Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas leaders about expanding coverage to the poor under the health law and what that will mean for residents living just above the poverty line.
Retirement Of Baby Boomers To Spur Surge In Health Sector
As baby boomers retire, employment opportunities in the health care sector could be substantial. Meanwhile, doctors disagree over whether gynecologists should be able to treat men.
A selection of opinions and editorials on health care from around the country.
GOP Steadies Aim On Dems, Even Those Without Obamacare Ties
One North Carolina Democrat who never voted for the health law finds he still has a tough fight from Republicans. In the meantime, new polls show support for the health law at a new low, but some still see the law as Obama’s biggest achievement.
In ‘Symbolic’ Move, President Signs Up For Health Insurance
President Barack Obama selected a bronze plan over the weekend while vacationing in Hawaii.
Administration Extends Enrollment One Day After Crush Of Website Customers
More than a million people signed onto the federal health website Monday as consumers rushed to sign up for coverage to begin Jan. 1.
Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.
First Edition: December 24, 2013
The early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the administration’s efforts to deal with the crush of people seeking to sign up for health care Monday.
White House: Consumers Have Extra Day To Sign Up For Plans
The administration extended the deadline for Obamacare policies through Christmas Eve.
States, Feds Struggle To Enroll Consumers In Health Coverage
Officials attempting to enroll people for coverage through the health law’s exchanges are facing education challenges, website headaches and a deadline of today to get people signed up for Jan. 1 coverage. News outlets provide snapshots in Colorado, California, the District of Columbia, Oregon, Minnesota, Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Native Americans Fight Government Over Hospital Compensation
Federal contractors, worried that it could set a precedent, are joining their cause.
A selection of health policy stories from Minnesota, California and New York.
Whom Do Americans Want Care From? Doctors Or Other Practitioners?
Also, doctors who provide personalized care organized themselves into a new group.
Hazards of Dietary Supplements, New Birth Control Device Explored
Dietary supplements account for nearly 20 percent of drug-related liver injuries reported by hospitals, according to The New York Times, while a surge in adverse event reports about Essure, a device hailed as next generation birth control, is explored by the Chicago Tribune. NPR looks at the increase in newborn screening tests.
Racial Divide For Breast Cancer Survival Widens
Despite numerous advances in the screening and treatment of breast cancer, black women are still far more likely to die of the disease than white women.
Keeping Firearms Out Of The Hands Of The Mentally Ill
The New York Times reports on the challenge of keeping firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill, while The Wall Street Journal explores the difficulty finding treatment for many people because of a lack of providers in many places.
Young Adults Remain A Focus Of Insurance Marketplace Outreach
This key demographic is needed to help keep insurance costs lower.
