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Web Reporter Jessica Marcy Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Web Reporter Jessica Marcy says she’ll be examining the different kinds of health care workers — growing in numbers — looking to give more people more care.
Senior Correspondent Phil Galewitz Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Senior Correspondent Phil Galewitz says he’ll be following health care in the states, Medicaid and how the Supreme Court will rule on the health law.
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow Marilyn Werber Serafini says she’ll be following the 2012 presidential campaigns and how health care plays into the race.
Senior Correspondent Jordan Rau Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Senior Correspondent Jordan Rau says he’ll be keeping an eye on how Medicare proposes to change how it pays hospitals after changes in the health law.
Reporter Jenny Gold Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Reporter Jenny Gold says she’ll be watching how states cut health care in their budgets.
Web Reporter Christian Torres Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Web Reporter Christian Torres says lesser known provisions in the health care law will be what he follows this year.
Senior Correspondent Julie Appleby Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Senior Correspondent Julie Appleby discusses what changes could be in store for insurers.
Web Reporter Sarah Barr Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Web Reporter Sarah Barr discusses what waivers states could seek to change Medicare in their states.
The Revolving Door Of Readmissions
Ralph Rust’s decade-long struggle to stay out of hospitals involves some of the factors that cause patients to be readmitted frequently. For years he was hospitalized as often as three times a month.
Gingrich Defends Record, Praises Ryan-Wyden Medicare Plan
Both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney welcomed the Ryan-Wyden plan, announced yesterday. Gingrich went on defense after Rep. Michele Bachmann questioned him on his record on abortion legislation while he was in the House of Representatives.
GOP Candidates Dispute Gingrich, Romney Records On Individual Mandate
At Saturday night’s debate in Des Moines, the GOP presidential candidates spent a considerable amount of time discussing the 2010 health law. In the debate’s most talked-about moment, Mitt Romney offered to bet Rick Perry $10,000 that what Perry was saying about Romney’s book wasn’t correct.
My ER Doctor Is Billing Me For What Insurance Didn’t Pay, What Can I Do?
KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers a question about what to do when you’re billed by an out-of-network doctor for an in-network hospital visit.
Q&A: Is It Legal For Insurers To Deny Coverage Because Of A Pregnancy?
KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews answers a question from a reader about whether or not insurers are required to cover maternity care on the individual market.
Q&A: My Daughter Is No Longer A Full-Time Student, Is She Still Covered?
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a mother about a provision in the health law about extending coverage to children under the age of 26.
GOP Candidates Promise Bipartisan Cooperation, Hedge On Solutions For Entitlement Spending
Last night’s Republican presidential debate in Washington D.C. was centered around national security and foreign policy. But the subject of the super committee’s failure to deal with entitlements came up. CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer asked the candidates how they would work to fix the growth of the federal budget. Courtesy: CNN.
Committed to Randol: One Family’s Long-Term Care Journey
As a child, Randol Brock had a high fever that caused brain damage. Now 52, there are two things Randol loves more than anything else: tractors and his sister-in-law Doris, who helps take care of him.
Ron Paul: ‘Government Shouldn’t Be Involved’ In Health Care
The GOP presidential candidate, speaking on Capitol Hill Wednesday, outlined his plans for controlling health care costs by reducing the role of the federal government in the health system.
What To Remember During Health Insurance Open Enrollment Season
Our “Insuring Your Health” columnist Michelle Andrews has advice on how to pick a plan for next year, including: Don’t assume your plan will be the same next year.
Montage: Super Committee Advocacy Groups’ Ads
Some advocacy groups are using the airwaves to urge the super committee not to cut various health care programs.
Tough Lessons From America’s Health Reform History
KHN’s Jordan Rau talks with Paul Starr about “Remedy and Reaction,” his new book. Starr, a health policy adviser during the Clinton administration, looks at America’s ongoing and bitter struggle with reforming its health care system.
