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Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Jessica Marcy
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN reporter Jessica Marcy says concerns continue about consumers’ access to care.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Andrew Villegas
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Assistant Editor Andrew Villegas says there is strong interest in what health care policy ideas Republicans will offer in Congress.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Jenny Gold
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN reporter Jenny Gold says marketplace consolidations, especially with a great number of hospital mergers, could change the health care landscape.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Phil Galewitz
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN correspondent Phil Galewitz says there are questions about the effectiveness of states’ efforts to move Medicaid patients to managed care.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Marilyn Werber Serafini
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: Marilyn Werber Serafini, the Robin Toner Fellow at KHN, says efforts to cut federal spending likely will be hampered by campaign promises on Medicare funding.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Bara Vaida
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN contributing writer Bara Vaida says the relationship between five major insurance companies and their trade group will be interesting to watch.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Jordan Rau
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN correspondent Jordan Rau says doctors and hospitals could come under increased scrutiny.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Mary Agnes Carey
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN senior correspondent Mary Agnes Carey says the GOP will try to make good on its promise to repeal the health law but there is some division in the ranks.
Health Care Battles To Surge Anew In 2011: Julie Appleby
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN senior correspondent Julie Appleby says much of the movement in health policy will be at the state level as they set up exchanges and deal with rate regulation.
Insuring Your Health: Looking At The Changes 2011 Brings
Michelle Andrews speaks with KFF’s Jackie Judd about changes in lifetime insurance limits, keeping children insured, the new high-risk pools, rising health costs and consumers’ misperceptions about the overhaul.
Video: Q&A with Michelle Andrews: Seeking Health Coverage When Traditional Coverage Is Out Of Reach
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a consumer about options for seeking health coverage when cost and other considerations put most other coverage out of reach.
Video: Q&A with Michelle Andrews: Preventive Health
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a consumer about why health plans are not touting more preventive health care to save on costs in the system. But, as Andrews details, new plans are going to have to provide many different sorts of preventive health services for free.
Video: Q&A with Michelle Andrews: Options To Get Health Coverage On Your Own
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a consumer about what to consider when looking to buy a health insurance plan.
Elder Care: Picking Up The PACE
ElderPlus, a day-care program for adults in Baltimore, is part of the Program for All-Inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE), which provides comprehensive medical and social services to frail, low-income seniors with serious health problems.
Video: Health Law Repeal Efforts To Gain Steam, Others Stand Against It
Republican efforts to repeal the health overhaul law will be a central focus for the party when the 112th Congress convenes in January, while Democrats will fight repeal or any significant changes to the measure. Kaiser Health News recently interviewed two lawmakers
Video: Should You Buy A Long Term Care Insurance Policy?
Experts say that only about 10 percent of seniors bought a long-term health care policy and are covered. That could be because it’s tough to decide whether they’re right for you. As Michelle Andrews explains, they have many moving parts: After a waiting period, they generally pay a set daily benefit for a certain number of years, depending on how much you pay and at what age you start paying in. And, they also tend to be expensive.
Video: ‘Individual Mandate’ In Health Law Is Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules
Lawyer and journalist Stuart Taylor discusses today’s development in health care reform. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson in Virginia struck down a key part of the new health law, saying that the mandate on most Americans to buy health coverage is unconstitutional.
Video: Senate Reaches Deal On 12-Month Medicare ‘Doc Fix’
Lawmakers have a deal to stop scheduled Medicare physician payments for one year. Meanwhile, in Texas a new study shows that the state would lose $15 billion of federal funds in one year if it left the Medicaid program.
Video: Congress Passes One-Month Medicare ‘Doc Fix’
As Congress resumed its lame duck session, the House passed a one-month extension of a Medicare physician payment “fix” that would stop scheduled cuts for another month. Meanwhile, the Senate rejected a repeal of the so-called “1099” tax reporting provision in the health law that requires that businesses file a form for any purchase of goods or services worth more than $600.
Health On The Hill – November 22, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services released regulations Monday dealing with the medical loss ratio, a provision in the health law that requires insurers spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars of health care. Meanwhile, before the Senate adjourned for Thanksgiving the chamber passed a one-month patch to prevent physicians who see Medicare patients from having their payments reduced. The House is expected to approve the measure on Nov. 29 when it returns from the Thanksgiving break.
