Latest KFF Health News Stories
Court Ruling Could Let States Cut Medicaid Rolls; More States Weigh Opting Out Of Expansion
The Supreme Court decision overturning the requirement that states expand their Medicaid programs is whipping up strong emotions in some state capitals.
Romney Contradicts Aide, Says Mandate Is A Tax
The Republican presidential candidate says the Supreme Court called the penalty for people not getting insurance a tax and “therefore it is a tax.”
Early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s statement that the health law individual mandate is a tax.
New Round Of Polls Shows Americans Are Ready To Move On
A mix of early poll results shows that, though the Supreme Court’s decision didn’t quiet the partisan feelings associated with the health law, many people want the battle over the sweeping overhaul to stop. Additionally, the ruling does not appear to have impacted opinions regarding the race for the White House.
Medicaid Expansion Draws Mixed Reaction From States
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling making the law’s Medicaid expansion optional, some state officials say they will opt out because they cannot afford even 10 percent of the program’s costs. Others, though, are moving forward.
Antidepressant Use Among Seniors: Falling Through Medicare’s Doughnut Hole?
A new study links the gap in Medicare Part D coverage and cutbacks by seniors in using this and other medications.
The chief justice anticipated the reaction and fury that followed his majority opinion upholding the constutionality of the health law.
Cashing In On The Court’s Decision
Fundraisers for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney as well as for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee report significant tallies in the days since the Supreme Court’s health law decision.
For Republicans, Undoing The Health Law Could Be Complicated
GOP leaders face various challenges in their strategy to repeal the health law.
Viewpoints: Coherent GOP Plan For Health Care; Dems Need Better ‘Sales Pitch’ For Health Law
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care policy from around the country.
Amid Conflicting Claims, Romney Camp Agrees With Obama On Tax Issue
One of the Republican candidate’s top advisers says Romney doesn’t think the mandate penalty in the health care law is a tax.
Long-Term, Hospice Care Questions For Baby Boomers Bubble Under Surface
Care for baby boomers looms large as news outlets consider what long-term and hospice care for them could look like and how it could affect their prospects for quality care.
GlaxoSmithKline Agrees To Plead Guilty, Pay $3B Settlement
Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges and pay $3 billion in total — with some money going to nearly every state — for promoting its bestselling antidepressants such as Paxil and Wellbutrin for unapproved uses, failing to report safety data about a top diabetes drug and improperly marketing other drugs.
Mississippi’s Lone Abortion Clinic Gets Reprieve
The state’s only abortion clinic had been threatened with closure due to a state law requiring doctors to have hospital privileges.
State Roundup: Mass. Health Law Success; Penn. Medicaid Cut Reversed
A selection of health policy stories from California, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that continue to delve into the policy-oriented and political repercussions of last week’s high court decision on the health law.
Blogwatch: Implications Of Ruling On Medicaid Expansion
Though not as closely scrutinized as the individual mandate, the ruling on Medicare will deeply affect care for many. Bloggers are breaking down what implications the moves could have for health care coverage in America.
What’s Ahead On The Post-SCOTUS Decision Landscape
After the Supreme Court’s decision last week upholding the health law, news outlets analyze what comes next in terms of the law’s implementation, the obstacles it faces and its impact on various parts of the health system.
High Court’s Medicaid Decision Could Have Long-Term Repercussions
Some leaders in Republican states have already indicated that they will abandon the health law’s Medicaid expansion after last week’s Supreme Court decision on this part of the health law.
Dems Say It Is Time To Change The Subject, But GOP Has Different Plan
Republicans already are demonstrating their strategy to use the health law decision in the upcoming campaign season. Meanwhile, both parties are raising money on the issue.
