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Obamacare Processing Center In Missouri Paid 13,000 Hours Of Overtime

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch filed Freedom of Information Act requests after whistleblowers alleged that workers at the Wentzville, Mo. center played games, read or worked very slowly because they had so little to do beginning in fall, 2013 after the facility opened. Serco Inc. said that it paid workers overtime in spring and summer of 2014 because of the large number of backlogged applications as a result of healthcare.gov’s computer problems.

By Chuck Raasch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

April 21, 2015

Few Consumers Are Using Quality, Price Information To Make Health Decisions

Despite the federal government’s push to make more information available to consumers, two out of three people say it is still difficult to find out how much a doctor or hospital charges for a specific procedure or treatment, according to a new poll.

By Jordan Rau

April 21, 2015

What’s At Stake In The Supreme Court Obamacare Case

Despite political opposition to the Affordable Care Act, more than 186,000 people in Louisiana signed up for health insurance through healthcare.gov. The vast majority of those received subsidies, which could be lost in the King v. Burwell case before the Supreme Court.

By Jeff Cohen, WNPR

April 21, 2015

Advocates Push For Paid Medical, Family Leave

Two decades after passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, Democrats and workers' advocates seek paid leaves so more people can afford to take them.

By Michelle Andrews

April 21, 2015

Cash-And-Carry Health Insurance For Some In Los Angeles

With the help of their mobile phones, people will be able to pay their health insurance premiums for L.A. Care Covered in cash at convenience stores around the city.

By Sarah Varney

April 20, 2015

Medicaid Expands In Other States, But Not Florida

Other states have overcome political opposition to Medicaid expansion and adopted plans to bring government-subsidized coverage to more of their low-income residents.

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald

April 20, 2015

Relying On The Health Care Safety Net: Choosing Between Dinner And A Medical Test

Without Medicaid expansion, South Florida’s low-income residents have found out the hard way that the healthcare safety net designed to catch people before they hit bottom is no substitute for insurance.

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald

April 20, 2015

Google Glass In The ER? Health Care Moves One Step Closer To Star Trek …

Researchers at a Rhode Island hospital studied how Google Glass technology could be used to beam the images of emergency-room patients to specialists in different locations.

By Lisa Gillespie

April 20, 2015

850,000 Floridians Stuck In Health Care Limbo — And No Solution In Sight

With legislators seemingly deadlocked on Medicaid expansion in Florida, residents in the "coverage gap" are stitching together their medical care through personal ingenuity, half doses of medicines and low-cost clinics.

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald

April 20, 2015

A Look Back As Congress Repeals Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ Law

KHN's Julie Rovner reflects on the constant battle over what Medicare pays doctors -- a fight that ended this week as President Obama signed into law an overhaul that repeals the old method and institutes new provisions to pay doctors based on the quality of care they give.

April 17, 2015

15 States Extend Health Law’s Higher Medicaid Payments To Doctors

The health law temporarily paid doctors more to handle the expected influx of patients when states expanded their Medicaid programs and some states are continuing that program because they find it has helped attract providers to the program.

By Michael Ollove, Stateline

April 17, 2015

There May Still Be Time To Save On Health Law’s Tax Penalties

Some consumers who face a 2014 tax bill can make adjustments to improve their liability.

By Michelle Andrews

April 17, 2015

EEOC Proposal On Wellness Program Earns Business Praise, Consumer Concerns

The announcement is an effort to give employers more guidance on how to implement the programs promoted by the federal health law without overstepping the Americans With Disabilities Act.

By Michelle Andrews

April 17, 2015

Only 251 Hospitals Score Five Stars In Medicare’s New Ratings

The ratings, posted on Medicare’s website Thursday, rank hospitals based on patient reviews.

By Jordan Rau

April 16, 2015

Big Bills A Hidden Side Effect Of Cancer Treatment

High deductible health insurance plans and soaring drug costs make cancer a tremendous financial burden for many patients.

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream

April 16, 2015

So You Have Dense Breasts. Now What?

Dense breasts make mammograms harder to read. As more states pass laws requiring that women be told of the risks, debate is growing about whether such warnings are helpful -- or even harmful.

By Barbara Feder Ostrov

April 16, 2015

FAQ: Congress Passes A Bill To Fix Medicare’s Doctor Payments. What’s In It?

A rare bipartisan effort will scrap the troubled physician payment formula and transition to a system focused on new quality measures.

By Mary Agnes Carey

April 15, 2015

Boston Bombing Survivors Struggle With Medical And Emotional Recovery

Two years after the marathon bombing, Martha and Alvaro Galvis still suffer from physical wounds and emotional pain.

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR

April 15, 2015

Audit: Missouri Medicaid Failed To Bill Drugmakers For More Than $50M In Rebates

HHS auditors recommend Missouri repay more than $34 million to the federal government, but state officials dispute the findings.

By Jordan Shapiro, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

April 14, 2015

Missouri Health Plans Offer Inadequate Coverage For Smoking Cessation, Report Finds

The American Lung Association study finds that few insurers fully cover all seven FDA-approved devices to help smokers quit the habit, but insurers dispute the findings.

By Jordan Shapiro, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

April 14, 2015

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