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A View From Inside The Supreme Court
Inside the marble palace, as some justices have called it, the regulars in the Supreme Court bar, and in the news media, all knew that the odds of getting high drama today via health care — the decision, we mean, not the real thing — were maybe one in ten. But they were almost all […]
Today’s Headlines – June 25, 2012
Good morning! As we wait for the Supreme Court ruling on the health law, here are your morning headlines: The New York Times: Washington Memo: Polarized Over Health Care, United On Drama Of Ruling The impending heath care ruling by the Supreme Court has become this city’s O. J. Simpson verdict crossed with a papal […]
Alzheimer’s Researcher Turns To Drug She Helped Invent
Every week, KHN reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni selects interesting reading from around the Web. The Atlantic: An Alzheimer’s Researcher Ends Up On The Drug She Helped Invent Given her relatively young age, Dr. Rae Lyn Burke didn’t think much about her family history of Alzheimer’s disease — a grandmother and an aunt had suffered from […]
Why Many Young Adults Might Lose Coverage If Health Law Falls
This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. When it comes to health care, even the seemingly easy things become hard. Take coverage for young adults under the Affordable Care Act. It’s one of the most successful — and popular — provisions of the law that have taken effect so far. Earlier this week […]
Today’s Headlines – June 22, 2012
Good morning! Happy Friday, here are your headlines: Los Angeles Times: Obama Campaign Girds For Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling The game plan likely mirrors the reelection team’s strategy when the high court heard oral arguments on constitutional questions related to the Affordable Care Act in March — highlighting some of the law’s most popular elements […]
Boehner Orders Members To Forget High Fives If Court Strikes Health Law
Just in case House Republicans were planning a series of public chest-bumps, high-fives and keg parties if the Supreme Court decides to strike down all or parts of the health law, House Speaker John Boehner is shutting that down right now. “There will be no spiking of the ball,” Boehner warned Thursday in a memo […]
Health Law Is Mixed Bag For Employers
Large businesses would escape penalties for failing to offer coverage, but small firms would no longer get tax credits to help offset insurance costs.
Today’s Headlines – June 21, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that reflect a number of the issues in play as the waiting game continues regarding the Supreme Court’s health law decision. Politico: Health Lobby To Parse Words After Decision When the Supreme Court hands down its ruling on the health care law, it’s game […]
While Awaiting Court’s Decision, HHS Awards Health Center Grants
Even as attention is focused on the much-anticipated Supreme Court decision regarding the health law’s constitutionality, the Obama administration continues to roll out “good news” announcements related to provisions that have already taken effect. Case in point: The Obama administration Wednesday announced $128.6 million in new grants designed to help community health centers across the […]
How Opponents Won The Health Care Messaging War
This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. OK, so it’s not exactly news that the Obama administration hasn’t done the best job in the world selling the Affordable Care Act to the American public. But now the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism has some statistics to demonstrate just how sorry […]
Political Jockeying In Anticipation Of Supreme Court Ruling
KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Marilyn Werber Serafini talk to Jackie Judd about how each party is positioning itself ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on the health law. Carey says much is at stake while Werber Serafini outlines some of the Republican alternatives to the law.
Today’s Headlines – June 20, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a new Associated Press poll that finds Americans want the president and Congress to work on another health overhaul package if the Supreme Court overturns the health law. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Poll: Political Leaders Should Work On New Bill If Supreme Court Throws Out […]
Obama Administration Finds 3.1 Million Young Adults Gained Coverage Under Law
More than 3 million young adults have gained insurance coverage under the health law, according to the latest government estimate. Obama administration officials touted the benefit Tuesday as an example of how the law is making a difference. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on its fate this month. “3.1 million [young adults] now […]
LGBT Community Still Has Hurdles In Health Care Equality
This year the Healthcare Equality Index, a report produced by the Human Rights Campaign that shows which hospitals and health care facilities score best on measures relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients, visitors and employees, is flashing some big numbers: A 40 percent increase in the number of health care facilities volunteering to participate in […]
Insurance Plan Cuts Waiting List for HIV Drugs
This story comes from Georgia Health News, an independent, nonprofit news service. In January, Georgia had the longest waiting list in the nation for people with HIV to receive government drug assistance. At that time, the state had 1,348 people waiting to join the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). Now, less than six months later, it’s […]
Today’s Headlines – June 19, 2012
Good morning! Here are your Tuesday morning headlines: The Associated Press/Washington Post: AP Sources: Obama Administration Would Move Ahead On Parts Of Health Law Left Intact By Ruling Covering all the bases ahead of a momentous Supreme Court ruling, the Obama administration plans to move ahead with major parts of the president’s health care law […]
Today’s Headlines – June 18, 2012
Good Monday morning! Here are your headlines: The Associated Press/Washington Post: Republicans Have No Plans To Seek Quick Replacement Of Health Care Law After Court Ruling Congressional Republicans intend to seek quick repeal of any parts of the health care law that survive a widely anticipated Supreme Court ruling, but don’t plan to push replacement […]
As More Americans Live Through Cancer, Survivors’ Ranks Grow
This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. A cancer diagnosis is no longer a death sentence for many people who get one. The ranks of American cancer survivors are growing, and will increase from 13.7 million in January 2012 to nearly 18 million in January 2022, according to a report from the American […]
Battling HIV In Washington; Adderall Use Among U.S. High Schoolers
Every week, KHN reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni selects interesting reading from around the Web. Global Post / PBS NewsHour: Groups Fighting HIV In D.C. Find Lessons In Africa On a recent day not far from Capitol Hill and the White House, about a dozen HIV outreach workers toting bright yellow duffle bags stuffed with condoms and prevention […]
Different Takes: A Status Check On State-Based Exchanges
Kaiser Health News checks in with three states regarding their efforts to create health exchanges.
