Latest KFF Health News Stories
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.
Providers Search For New Ways To Diagnose, Treat Mental Illness
Health care providers are trying to find tests and create new smartphone and tablet apps to better diagnose and treat mental illness.
Exploring Abortion’s ‘Gray’ Areas; The Importance Of Personal Experiences
News outlets offer opinion pieces on abortion policies.
Clinics Focus On Helping Pregnant Women Deal With Prescription Drug Addictions
The Wall Street Journal examines the growing number of women addicted to pain killers and efforts to help them through pregnancies.
Viewpoints: Health Care’s Hidden Consensus; Examining The Fee-For-Service Payment System
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
Anti-Abortion Bills In Wisconsin, Texas, North Carolina Show GOP Muscle
Anti-abortion activists in Republican-dominated states have succeeded in pushing various bills that limit the procedure.
Advocates Raise Concerns About How States Handle Medicaid Managed Care
Patient advocates are urging greater oversight of the private programs. In other news, a Philadelphia couple details their struggle to get health insurance for their son.
HHS Awards Contract To British Company To Run Obamacare Exchanges
News outlets examined a variety of health law implementation issues over the holiday weekend.
A selection of health policy stories from Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Alaska, Kansas, North Carolina, Minnesota and Iowa.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about a new ad campaign against the health law, more reaction to the administration’s delay of the employer mandate provision and states efforts to restrict abortions.
Democratic Senators Defend Delay Of Employer Mandate
Sens. Reed and Menendez say the decision will not stop other consumer changes in the health law and will allow officials to more carefully implement the overhaul. Meanwhile, a conservative group is planning an ad campaign against the law.
