Latest KFF Health News Stories
Medicaid Managed Care Firm To Cut Reimbursements To Iowa Providers
Dozens of agencies that provide services to Medicaid enrollees with disabilities will be affected by the cuts announced by AmeriHealth Caritas, which is the largest of the three firms hired by the state to handle the Medicaid program. Managed care programs in Tennessee and California are also in the news.
With An Eye On Doctor Shortages, AMA Asks Congress To Enact Law Protecting Immigrants
The BRIDGE Act would allow undocumented immigrants who meet DACA requirements to apply for protection from deportation and for work authorization for three years.
Judge Nixes Anthem-Cigna Merger Over Anti-Competition Concerns
The ruling echoes an earlier case that rejected the proposed Aetna-Humana megamerger.
Over 350 organizations urge the president to support vaccines amid concerns that the anti-vaccination movement is gaining a powerful foothold in the White House.
Price’s Stocks Continue To Haunt Nominee As He Heads Toward Confirmation Vote
Though it is expected that Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, will make it through the Senate on Republican votes, more questions about his investments arise.
Native Americans Fear Job Losses, As Well As Reductions In Coverage, If Health Law Goes Away
The concerns about job losses are being raised in Arizona, too. Also, news outlets report on health law developments in Florida and California.
One-Time Opponents Of Health Law Change Their Tune As Repeal Looms
Groups who spoke out against the passage of the legislation are now lobbying in support of maintaining certain provisions. Meanwhile, patient advocates worry about the sickest Americans not being guaranteed coverage.
Republicans Have Plenty Of Ideas For Replacing Health Law — But None They Can Agree On
As time goes on, instead of there being a groundswell of support for a single bill, alternatives are mushrooming. In other news, the chairman of the Freedom Caucus says he may be willing to continue in 2018 the “insurer bailout” payments and cost-sharing reduction payments for consumers that Republicans have been trying to kill.
Some Republicans Keen To Get Show On The Road When It Comes To ‘Repeal And Replace’
Leading conservative lawmakers say it is not acceptable to slow down dismantling the health law.
First Edition: February 9, 2017
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Different Takes On GOP Strategies For The Health Law
Opinion writers contemplate the current zeitgeist of GOP lawmakers and offer their insights on what repair or replacement plans should include and how their efforts might be viewed by the public.
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Perspectives: Reality Of Global Drug Pricing Is Much More Complex Than Trump Realizes
Read recent commentaries about drug-cost issues.
Drugmakers Eager To Shift Focus From Price To Value
News outlets report on stories related to pharmaceutical drug pricing.
Outlets report on news from Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, Florida, Virginia, Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey and California.
Our Minds Are Wired To Want To Compulsively Check Social Media
The verdict is in: being on the internet compulsively is not a mental disorder. In other public health news, a blood sugar test, hearing loss and surgical devices.
Rehab Model: Mothers Who Have Their Children With Them Do Better In Recovery
Graduates of such programs are generally more likely to be abstaining, employed, in custody of their children and in support groups than women in traditional rehabilitative settings. In other news, pharmacies are booming in the heart of the opioid epidemic.
Women With High Risk Of Breast, Ovarian Cancer Missing Out On Genetic Tests, Study Finds
And cost is not the top reason. The majority say they don’t get tested because their doctor doesn’t recommend it. “This really emphasizes the importance of cancer doctors in this process, and that patients get evaluated and tested the way they should be,” says Allison Kurian, an associate professor at Stanford University and lead author on the study.
Anti-Abortion Groups Urge Tenn. Lawmakers To Take Foot Off The Gas On New Legislation
Court cases are still making their way through the system and anti-abortion activists say more cases could be harmful to the outcomes of the ones already being tried.
Americans Say Their Number 1 Concern Is Health Care Costs
A Monmouth University poll finds that health care costs outrank terrorism or crime as a worry for families. Also, a Harvard health care researcher finds that high deductibles can have a very personal effect.
