Latest KFF Health News Stories
Defunding Of Planned Parenthood Slammed: ‘Women Of America Should Have Fear Struck’ In Their Hearts
The Republicans’ plan strips federal funding for the organization for a year.
Senate Plan Would Give Corporations, High Income Earners A $1 Trillion Tax Cut
The draft released by Senate leaders would delay the Cadillac tax on expensive health insurance and repeal the health law’s taxes on investment income, high-income Medicare beneficiaries, employers who don’t offer insurance, people who don’t get insurance, medical devices and tanning services.
$2B Included To Fight Opioid Epidemic Far Short Of The Funding Some Republicans Were Seeking
Republican senators in states that have been hit hard by the crisis were seeking $45 billion over 10 years.
Loopholes Built Into GOP Plan That Would Let States Bypass Preexisting Conditions Guarantees
For example, depending on what states elect to do, somebody with cancer might be able to buy insurance but find it doesn’t cover expensive chemotherapy. Media outlets look at different aspects of the Senate’s proposal and how they affect premiums, subsidies and public health funding.
Health Bill Offers Insurers More Funding To Help Stabilize Individual Insurance Market
The legislation would provide millions of dollars to insurers to cover the costs of expensive patients and costs incurred by very low-income patients, but the help would be short-lived.
With Health Plan, GOP Would Drastically Cut Medicaid And Fundamentally Reshape Program
On Thursday, Republican leaders released the Better Care Reconciliation Act, their version of repeal-and-replace legislation for the Affordable Care Act.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
At Least 4 Republican Senators Oppose Measure, Two More Than GOP Can Afford To Lose
But it’s unclear if the senators will be amenable to negotiations.
Trump Says Senate Bill Will Be ‘Very Good,’ But Needs ‘A Little Negotiation
“Obamacare is dead,’ President Donald Trump said.
Consumer Advocates Denounce Health Plan As ‘A Nasty Bill’
It is not at all surprising that this bill is a terrible one,” League of Women Voters President Chris Carson said.
Republicans Had ‘Responsibility’ To Act, McConnell Says
The Senate majority leader defended his bill after the details of it were released to lawmakers.
Senate Republicans Unveil Health Care Proposal
The Senate bill — once promised as a top-to-bottom revamp of the health bill passed by the House last month — instead maintains its structure, with modest adjustments.
Viewpoints: Opioids And America’s Backward Slide; Remaining Vigilant Against Zika
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Perspectives: The Senate GOP’s Secret Health Bill; What’s To Be Lost, Gained With Medicaid Changes?
Opinion writers across the country offer their thoughts on the Senate Republican health overhaul — both in terms of style and substance — while also examining a variety of health policy issues that are in play as Congress continues to contemplate sweeping changes to the nation’s health care system.
Longer Looks: Obamacare’s 6-Year-Old Lobbyist; Mental Illness In Prison; And Antibiotic Resistance
Each week, KHN’s Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Media outlets report on news from New Jersey, Ohio, Kansas, Utah, Georgia, Arizona and Massachusetts.
Immunization Experts Issue New Recommendations That Will Have Big Impact On Vaccine Makers
Today’s other public health news stories cover maternal depression, the clinical trial system, the “brain-eating amoeba” case and autism.
Teen Sex, Pregnancy Continue Gradual Decades-Long Decline
More teens are also using contraception when they do have sex.
EpiPen Maker Reportedly Offered States Discounts If They Cut Down Competition
Stat reports that Mylan made the rebates conditional on states requiring that competitors’ products get special requests by clinicians to be covered by Medicaid. In other news, the Food and Drug Administration says it will hold a hearing on efforts by drugmakers to impede competition, and an Australian drug company that is linked to a U.S. congressman gets approval for U.S. trials.
Anthem, An ACA Stalwart, Will Pull Out Of Two More States Citing Volatile Marketplace
Although Anthem is withdrawing from some marketplaces, other companies are diving in. Media outlets look at the results of Wednesday’s deadline for insurers to submit initial federal applications to offer 2018 marketplace plans.
