Latest KFF Health News Stories
Americans Live Longer, But May Be More Prone To Disability That Hinders Independence
In the meantime, public health evidence for smoking bans may be thinner than previously touted.
Viewpoints: Employer Mandate: Suspension Of Law Or Bump In Road?
Columnists and editorial boards examine the implications of the postponed employer mandate deadline and other issues.
Rural Hospitals, Clinics At Center Of Obamacare Success Or Failure For Poor
A new hospital and network of rural health care clinics in Missouri highlight the challenges that Obamacare has in treating the nation’s poor — a key tenet of the health law.
With 2014 Budget Process Beginning, NIH Cuts Decried
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., joined by executives from the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins, callsfor an end to sequestration cuts of medical research budgets.
Obama Touts Health Care In Government Technology Push
President Obama says government should do what his administration did with the new healthcare.gov and health insurance application — make better use of technology to make government more efficient.
Doctors Weigh Changes In Intern Hours, Role With Patients, Pay Models
Many changes in the way America’s doctors deliver care are challenging long-held notions of how health care functions for patients.
Judge Blocks New Wis. Abortion Law; Texas Rallies Draw Thousands
News outlets are covering abortion “culture wars,” especially in state legislatures.
OMB Finds Deficit Shrinking But Poised To Rise Without Entitlement Fixes
The White House budget office expects the deficit to go down to $496 billion in 2018 before heading to $593 billion in 2022.
Sen. Hatch Questions Increase In Subsidy Costs
The Utah senator writes to President Barack Obama to ask why the administration’s subsidy funding has risen. Meanwhile, KHN examines cost-sharing assistance available under the law.
One Woman Fails To Get Hospital Estimate Of Baby Delivery Bill
A New York Times reporter details her uninsured daughter’s struggle to find out what she will have to pay when she gives birth.
Study: Some Current Medicaid Enrollees May Not Qualify For Benefits
George Washington University researchers find that key preventive services included in the health law — and slated for millions who will get coverage in the law’s Medicaid expansion — may not be extended to people already covered by Medicaid.
Exchanges: Vermont Announces Rates;Marketing Efforts Take Shape
The health law’s insurance marketplaces are due to come online Oct. 1. Meanwhile, Michigan and Missouri are considering the law’s Medicaid expansion provisions.
Administration Defends Obamacare, Employer Mandate Delay Decision
Last week’s decision on delaying the requirement that businesses with more than 50 workers provide health insurance continues to reverberate.
A selection of health policy stories from Massachusetts, Oregon, California and Colorado.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a look at HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ challenges and a delay in implementing insurance penalties on smokers.
For A Year, Consumers Will Be On The Honor System For Health Law Subsidies
With the delay in the employer mandate, the administration announced Friday that it would scale back verification rules on enrollees’ income and health status.
Washington Area Hospital Group Launches Health Insurance Plan
In other industry news, the growth of jobs in the health care sector could be a double-edged sword and hospitals seek a solution to “alarm fatigue.”
Marketplace Falls Behind Schedule In Conn.; How Dental Plans For Kids Will Be Sold In Calif.
With the Oct. 1 deadline for launching markeplaces approaching, states struggle with health law implementation issues.
Conservative Group Plans $1 Million Ad Campaign To Oppose Health Law
The effort will counter advocates’ campaigns to get people to sign up for online insurance marketplaces. In other health law news, a Clinton administration veteran is joining the Obama health team.
Delay Of Employer Mandate: ‘Astonishing Decision;’ ‘No Bearing’ On Much Of Health Law
Commentators both for and against the health overhaul offered assessments of the administration’s move, and the politics that surround it.
